Macadamia nut pesto is perfect for a cheesy vegan pesto! This pesto is vegan, nutty, and lower oil than some but with all of the pesto flavor you'd expect! Perfect for pasta or dips. You will love the flavor and texture the macadamia nuts lend to this pesto!
Recipe by Cindy Rainey on January 28, 2021
Prep time: PT5M
Rating
5 stars (2 reviews)
Keywords
pistachio pesto, vegan pesto
Ingredients
2 cups fresh basil leaves (heaping)
½ cup macadamia nuts (salted, see notes)
1 clove garlic
1½ teaspoons lemon juice
1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Categories
Appetizer
Sauce
Cuisine
American
Steps
To a small food processor add the two (heaping) cups fresh basil leaves, macadamia nuts, garlic clove, lemon juice, and nutritional yeast.Drizzle olive oil on top.
Following the directions on your food processor, process until the desired consistency is acheived. I like it a little chunkier for dips and for coating large pasta and more liquidy for coating thin pasta. See notes.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 251 kcal
Carbohydrates: 4 g
Protein: 3 g
Fat: 26 g
Saturated Fat: 4 g
Sodium: 2 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Reviews
Donna on 2024-03-10 (5 stars): Delicious! Love the macadamia nuts and using less oil plus the addition of the nutritional yeast...followed the recipe exactly. Will make this again and again. :)
