Avocados are the best for a creamy pasta sauce – nothing compares to it! Whip up this avocado basil pesto and toss your favorite noodles in. My favorite part about this recipe is how quickly you can have the pesto ready. It takes just a few minutes to prepare. Toss everything in a food processor and you’ll have yourself an extremely tasty pesto. If you’re new to vegan or raw food, this is the perfect place to start. The pesto is filling and satisfying, I promise you won’t feel like you’re “missing” a thing :)
We all have our guilty pleasures when it comes to food and mine is definitely avocado. I would eat one at every meal and on everything if I could. It’s literally perfect for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I do typically like to keep my day-to-day meals low in fat, there’s no way I could ever say good-bye to to these healthy fats.
I used kelp noodles here, but I’ve definitely enjoyed the pesto with regular pasta and zucchini noodles. If you do decide to use kelp noodles like I did, just make sure to let them “marinate” in the pesto for a few minutes to soften them up. The longer you let your kelp noodles sit in the pesto, the softer they will get. I know, your mouth will probably be watering as you wait for these minutes to pass by but I have faith in you! Please let me know what you think of the recipe in the comments below, I love hearing back from you, enjoy!
- Avocado Basil Pesto
- 2 ripe avocados
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Sea salt and cracked black pepper, to taste
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- 2 packages of kelp noodles
- 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes
- Place kelp noodles in a colander and rinse with water.
- Blend all ingredients for the avocado basil pesto to a food processor or high-speed blender.
- Add kelp noodles to a large bowl and toss with avocado basil pesto and chopped tomatoes. Allow kelp noodles to "marinate" in the avocado basil pesto for a few minutes, this will soften up the noodles.
Perfecto! I learned I love kelp noodles! And the pesto is amazing ?
Wooohoo! So glad you enjoyed it!! Xx
I have to try Kelp noodles :)
Yes! I love them so much, enjoy XX
I’m eating this right now! The noodles are kind of crunchy, and it’s a bit spicy. It’s really good!
I’m glad you like it! Try letting the kelp sit in the pesto for longer if you want softer noodles. I wonder what is making it spicy.. hmmm…
This looks fantastic!! Kelp noodles are NOT my favorite, but I feel as if I have to give them another chance. Is there a way for me to soften them–possibly soak them before tossing them with the sauce?
Hi Cassie,
I completely know where you’re coming from, but I think you should give them another try! You can soak them in lime or lemon juice after rinsing for 20-30 minutes. Alternatively you can let them sit in the pesto too. The longer they soak the softer they get. Sometime I enjoy them more the next day after they’ve softened up :) Xo