Vegan Pesto and Roasted Vegetables
Vegan Pesto and Roasted Vegetables

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, vegan pesto and roasted vegetables. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Vegan Pesto and Roasted Vegetables is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Vegan Pesto and Roasted Vegetables is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

Pasta is one of those dishes that is fabulous for a quick mid week meal. Pasta with pesto is on rotation pretty much every week in our house. It's delicious, low effort and you literally can add anything else you want into it.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have vegan pesto and roasted vegetables using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Vegan Pesto and Roasted Vegetables:
  1. Make ready 1 1/2 C Fusilli Pasta
  2. Take 6-8 Cherry Tomatoes (This is a topping)
  3. Take 1 Avacado
  4. Prepare Mushrooms (As much as you want)
  5. Prepare Asparagus (As much as you want)
  6. Take Broccoli (As much as you want)
  7. Get 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  8. Take Dash Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
  9. Take Dash Black Pepper
  10. Take Vegan Pesto
  11. Get 75 g Cashews (about 3/4 cup)
  12. Take 60 g Basil Leaves and Stems (about 2 1/2 cups packed)
  13. Take 5-7 Tbsp Hot Water
  14. Take 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  15. Prepare 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  16. Prepare 3 Garlic Cloves
  17. Get 25 g Nutritional Yeast (about 1/4 cup)
  18. Get to taste Salt

A tasty Mediterranean style gnocchi sheet bake with roasted vegetables, feta and a pesto dressing. Either vegan or vegetarian feta can be used or you can leave it out if you prefer. This Roasted Vegetable Pasta combines chewy, satisfying pasta with the rich, full flavors of roasted veggies. Toss it all together in some oil-free vegan pesto and you've got a delicious, healthy plant-based dinner in no time flat.

Steps to make Vegan Pesto and Roasted Vegetables:
  1. Preheat oven to 450 (yes, that high for a quick roast) Place all vegetables in a large bowl and coat with olive oil. Add salt and pepper and mix it all up.
  2. Bring some water to a boil and add in Cashews. Boil for about 15mins. This will soften the cashews so they can blend well.
  3. Place vegetables on a large baking tray or two. It doesn't need to be spread apart.
  4. Once oven is preheated. Place tray of vegetables in the oven and cook for 20mins.
  5. In a food processor add in softened cashews and some of the hot water slowly as you pulse into a creamy texture.
  6. Add in the rest of the Pesto ingredients and pulse into a gritty texture. Add water to your desired consistency, more for a more saucy pesto. Salt to taste(optional)
  7. Bring water to a boil and begin cooking pasta when the oven time left for the vegetables is about 7-8 minutes. This way everything can be finished at the same time.
  8. Once Vegetables are done, your pasta should also be done. Drain pasta and rinse with strainer under cold water.
  9. Add pesto sauce to cooked pasta and mix. Place vegetables on a plate with pasta. Top with chopped tomatoes and avacado.
  10. Enjoy.

The roasted vegetables themselves turned out to be very mildly flavored, the fennel mellowed to just a touch of anise-like flavor. The real punch in this dish comes from the pesto; be warned, if you use two cloves of garlic, you'll be tasting garlic for a while afterward. Pesto Vegetable Pizza-Using a prepared pizza crust, spread with a thin layer of pesto or red sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese and vegetables. Add a sprinkle of crushed red pepper and feta cheese if desired.

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