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.
What I used to make this recipe
This walnut basil pesto is heaven!
Do you ever add meat to this recipe?
Delicious, please take and flavourful, nutty and sweet. Thank you jill
Pleasant