How to Cook Appetizing Vegan Pesto with Farfalle Pasta

Vegan Pesto with Farfalle Pasta.

You can cook Vegan Pesto with Farfalle Pasta using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Vegan Pesto with Farfalle Pasta

1. It's of Farfalle pasta-.
2. You need of fresh basil, packed, stems removed, washed and dried.
3. You need of grapes or cherry tomatoes cut in half.
4. It's of garlic, minced.
5. It's of extra virgin olive oil.
6. It's of lemon juice, preferably fresh squeezed.
7. You need of Black pepper and salt.

Vegan Pesto with Farfalle Pasta instructions

1. For pesto- In a food processor, pulse the garlic, 2 Tbsp. pine nuts (set aside the rest to be used as a garnish), lemon juice, and basil leaves ..
2. While the food processor is running, if possible, carefully and slowly drizzle in the olive oil. The goal here is to create a smooth emulsion. Occasionally, you might have to stop and scrape the sides of the bowl ..
3. Season with salt and pepper..
4. If you are not going to use all of the pesto, then you can freeze it for up to 3 months in an airtight container..
5. For Pasta - Boil pasta with some salt, according to the cooking instructions..
6. Save 2 to 3 Tbsp. of water at the time of draining..
7. Toss pesto into the pasta along with the saved water, halved tomatoes and 1 tbsp. pine nuts (optional taste good)..
8. Garnish with basil before serving..
9. NOTES - Leftover pesto can be frozen. I like to use it as a spread on my toast - If you do not have access to pine nuts, you can always use walnuts or pistachios - Skip the nuts, to make _pistou_ instead..

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