Vegan Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Recipe
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Vegan Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

By: Shaun 
"This pesto can be served over pasta (more than enough for 8 ounces). Mix with soy cream cheese, margarine, tofu for a spread."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (27)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 to 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves
  • 5 sun-dried tomatoes, softened
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Directions

  1. Place basil, tomatoes, garlic, salt, and nuts in an electric food processor or blender. Puree. Add olive oil slowly, and blend slowly until the mixture is to your desired texture.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 227 | Total Fat: 22.7g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2008 by danakscully64   view full review
I made this today and it was GREAT. I didn't have pine nuts, so I used walnuts instead. It's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2007 by pinkypink   view full review
Yum, the addition of sun-dried tomatoes makes for a very good pesto! I'm not vegan, so I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2007 by Kat   view full review
Yesterday was my first day trying out the vegan diet. I choose this recipe and love being a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2005 by Anuja   view full review
This pesto was so yummy!!! And extremely easy to make. I mixed the pesto with some whole...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by TANG968   view full review
My family and I loved this recipe. The sun-dried tomatoes make this a unique and distinctive...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by WALTONRJ   view full review
This is also very good with walnuts instead of pine nuts - they blend really well with the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 5, 2010 by Gretchen   view full review
This was easy and excellent. My husband and two young boys loved this (to my surprise!). One...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2010 by pomplemousse   view full review
This is delicious. I'm not vegan, but I chose this recipe because I had everything listed in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 20, 2010 by NewlyVeganized   view full review
It turned out great! I used about a cup of basil, more tomatoes and garlic and it was perfect...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2007 by Riverstone-Newell   view full review
Everyone loved this! Pesto is just so good, but the tomatoes made it even better. Did half...

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