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Vegan Basil Pesto {Gluten-Free}

Last Updated on April 12, 2019 By Vicky 12 Comments

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A fresh, flavorful and fragrant vegan basil pesto recipe with pine nuts, garlic and lemon juice. Gluten-Free and Vegan.

Vegan Basil Pesto Recipe

I am seriously in love with pesto.

Hands down, absolutely incredible can’t stop myself from craving and always wanting more pesto.

Can you tell from the blog title?

It’s just so good with pretty much everything; on eggs, as a salad dressing, on sandwiches, with pasta, with fish, with quinoa, with vegetables, with just about anything savory. And this dairy free vegan basil pesto is simply perfect with a creamy chicken pesto pasta dish.

Vegan Basil Pesto with pine nuts

For years I always went with the store bought variety but when I finally got my very own food processor I started making my own. You simply cannot go back to the store bought after time.

The smell of freshly made pesto is nothing short of intoxicating.

With an high quality strong smelling olive oil, and the fragrance of freshly picked basil you cannot go wrong.

I might even consider using this as a perfume – I love the scent so much. Ok that might be taking it to far, but I don’t know, I’m tempted.

And then when I have my freshly made vegan basil pesto I can pretty much happily eat it by the spoonful. Garlicky and lightly lemony while nutty it’s simply the best.

You do not even need the cheese. Yep I said it, you’ll love this pesto in it’s full vegan glory. There are so many directions you could take this too – add a bit of spinach and different nuts for a vegan basil spinach pesto, or swap half the pesto for sun-dried tomatoes for a vegan sun-dried tomato pesto recipe.

I highly urge you rush into the kitchen right now  and whip up a batch of this vegan basil pesto recipe. All you need is some basil, olive oil, garlic, lemons and pine nuts (or walnuts if you prefer).

I personally love to make this with pine nuts which I find have a richer and deeper flavor than walnuts, but I know pine nuts are significantly more expensive than walnuts, and not everyone is interesting in investing their savings into nuts, so no judgement here if you go with walnuts. I have made pesto dozens of times with both, depending on what I had on hand and it works both ways.

You simply cannot go wrong with vegan basil pesto.

I wish I had a jar of it right now so I could just eat with a whole bag of crackers. If I’m around, pesto can never go bad or sit in the fridge for long. I must eat it in big batches – I simply cannot control myself and I bet you won’t be able to either.

SO skip the store bought and make your own vegan basil pesto at home. I promise you won’t miss the cheese and you’ll be a pesto convert immediately if you’re not one already.

Let me know what you think of this vegan basil pesto in the comments below. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Vegan Basil Pesto in serving spoons

 

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Vegan Basil Pesto {Gluten-Free}
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 
A fresh, flavorful and fragrant vegan basil pesto recipe with pine nuts, garlic and lemon juice. Gluten-Free and Vegan.
Course: Dips and Spreads
Cuisine: American, Healthy, Vegan
Servings: 12
Calories: 142 kcal
Author: Vicky Berman
Ingredients
  • 5 ounces basil
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan salt
  • 3/4 cup olive oil +2 tablespoons - optional
Instructions
  1. In a food processor combine all of the ingredients except the olive oil
  2. Process on high, while slowly drizzling the olive oil through the feed chute.
  3. Add more olive oil as needed until the desired consistency is reached.
Nutrition Facts
Vegan Basil Pesto {Gluten-Free}
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 97mg4%
Potassium 54mg2%
Vitamin A 625IU13%
Vitamin C 2.6mg3%
Calcium 22mg2%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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Comments

  1. christine says

    August 14, 2014 at 8:06 am

    As usual, a beautiful dish that has me drooling. Thanks for linking w/ us at The Wednesday Roundup. I’ve just tweeted this pesto recipe!

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      August 18, 2014 at 10:25 pm

      Aww thanks so much! I just love making pesto at home from scratch : ))

      Reply
  2. Brianna @Flippin' Delicious says

    August 14, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    I love pesto, and your photos are gorgeous. Now I have to go out and buy some basil!

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      August 18, 2014 at 10:29 pm

      Thanks so much! You must rush out for some basil asap to make your own pesto from scratch : )) It makes a world of difference : ))

      Reply
  3. Miz Helen says

    August 16, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    5 stars
    I love a good Basil Pesto and your recipe looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      August 18, 2014 at 10:36 pm

      Thanks so much : )) Love making basil pesto from scratch : ))

      Reply
  4. Millie says

    August 20, 2014 at 10:57 am

    Yum! Beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing at Simple Lives Thursday.

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      August 25, 2014 at 12:03 pm

      Thanks so much! Happy to share : )

      Reply
  5. Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma) says

    August 21, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share this week!

    Cindy

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      August 25, 2014 at 12:06 pm

      Thanks for pinning!

      Reply
  6. Harriet Emily says

    September 8, 2014 at 5:09 am

    I love vegan pesto, I prefer it so much to the original, i’m going to have to try making this for dinner!

    Reply
    • Vicky says

      September 9, 2014 at 12:01 am

      I feel like vegan pesto is even more refreshing and flavorful than regular pesto so completely agree with you! Hope you enjoyed the recipe!

      Reply

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