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Vegan Pea Pesto Pasta

Creamy and delicious pea pesto pasta recipe ready in less than 30 minutes.

Course Main Course, Side Dish
Keyword vegan pea pesto pasta
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

Vegan Parmesan

  • ½ cup walnuts
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • ½ tsp kosher salt

Pesto Pasta

  • 8 oz dry farfalle
  • 2 cups packed fresh basil
  • 1 ½ cups green peas (fresh or frozen/thawed)
  • ¼ cup homemade vegan parmesan
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • Zest from ½ medium lemon
  • Juice from ½ medium lemon
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup crumbled vegan feta
  • ½ cup roughly chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes

Instructions

Vegan Parmesan

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small food processor or small high-powered blender. If you have neither, then you can finely mince the walnuts and combine with nutritional yeast and salt. Blitz until texture resembles a coarse flour. Store in a jar or airtight container and set aside.

Pesto Pasta

  1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add farfalle and cook according to pkg directions. Drain and let cool for 10 minutes.

  2. In a food processor, combine basil, peas, ¼ cup vegan parm, pine nuts, salt, lemon juice and zest, and red pepper flakes. Process on high until well combined. Adjust speed to low. While the machine is running, slowly stream in the olive oil. Continue to blend until creamy and well combined. Add more oil or a bit of water, if needed. Adjust taste with additional salt if needed. 

  3. Toss cooked and cooled farfalle with pesto, feta, and sun dried tomatoes. Garnish with fresh basil.