Walnut Basil Pesto Salad
Total Time 20 minutes
Ingredients
Walnut Basil Pesto
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large lemon, squeezed
- 1 splash apple cider vinegar
- 2 big handfuls fresh basil leaves
- 1 handful spinach
- 2 tsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 cup walnuts (or sub whatever nuts and seeds you like)
- 2 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 clove garlic
- pink salt, to taste
- ground pepper, to taste
Salad
- 5-6 handfuls arugula
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 radish, cut into matchsticks
- 1 small cucumber, sliced
- 1/2 cup sundried tomato, chopped
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds
Instructions
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Pulse together all pesto ingredients in a food processor.
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Combine arugula with red onion, tomatoes, radish, cucumber and sundried tomatoes. Toss together with pesto and top with sliced avocado, hemp seeds and a pinch of sea salt.
This walnut basil pesto is heaven!
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