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Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta

April 25, 2016

Bright and creamy Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta with Burst Cherry Tomatoes that will have you coming back for seconds! This flavorful oil free and luscious avocado pesto is a simple meal to make for dinner and is on the table in only 25 minutes from start to finish.

Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta

Okay, if you guys haven’t guessed it by now, my favorite food is pasta. Pasta, pasta, pasta (learn how to make my homemade vegan pasta recipe, here). I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday. I don’t, but I definitively could!! What’s your FAVORITE food? Like if you had to choose just one food in the whole, entire world.

Mine might just be this Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta… I’ve been making avocado pesto for awhile now but I added a couple extra ingredients when I was preparing it last week that takes the flavors of this simple vegan pesto to a whole ‘nother level!!

I mean look at that silky Vegan Avocado Pesto sauce…

Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta

The secret ingredients are… Kalamata olives and a little bit of olive brine (the salty liquid the olives are stored in).

Okay, olive haters, just wait one second before you click away. You like olive oil, right?!? That distinct flavor that is olive-y but not toooo olive-y. Well, that is what the kalamata olives and olive brine do to this Simple Vegan Avocado Pesto. They bring just the right amount of olive flavor without being overpowering to even the biggest olive critics. Trust me.

Plus who can resist those burst cherry tomatoes?!

Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta

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This Creamy Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta is my go-to for any night of the week. It’s so easy to make and is always a big hit with everyone at the table. One bite and you’ll seriously be hooked. If you guys do make this Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta at home, I love hearing what you think. Leave your feedback below or snap a photo and tag me #CearasKitchen on Instagram. Have a beautiful day everyone!

Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta

5.0 from 2 reviews
Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta
 
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Prep time
8 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
23 mins
 
Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta with Burst Cherry Tomatoes. This oil free avocado pesto is an easy meal to make for dinner and is on the table in only 25 minutes.
Author: Ceara
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 box pasta
  • 3 heaping cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1 avocado, large
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • Small handful cilantro (optional, about ¼ cup)
  • 2 large handfuls basil (1 cup packed)
  • ¼ cup kalamata olives, pit removed
  • 2-3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp olive brine
  • 1 - 2 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
  • Sea salt and pepper to taste
Directions
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente while preparing the burst cherry tomatoes and pesto sauce.
  2. Warm a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the cherry tomatoes to the pan with sea salt and pepper. Leave the tomatoes to cook in the pan for two minutes and then toss them lightly. The tomatoes will begin to "burst" over the high heat.
  3. Prepare the pesto sauce by blending together all of the pesto ingredients (avocado through to nutritional yeast). Taste and add additional lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper to taste.
  4. Add the pasta to a large bowl and toss with the pesto sauce and burst cherry tomatoes. Garnish with additional basil and serve.
Notes
Leave out the cilantro if you are not a fan of cilantro in recipes.
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Vegan Avocado Pesto Pasta was last modified: July 13th, 2017 by Ceara
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15 comments

June Sloan May 4, 2019 at 8:01 pm

I put the pesto ingredients in my food processor but the basil and cilantro didn’t get chopped up very well. Anyone else have this trouble? Loved the flavor but it wasn’t creamy.

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Sam March 14, 2018 at 6:02 am

Hi, how many grams is one box of pasta?

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Ceara March 16, 2018 at 8:01 pm

500 grams 🙂

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Wen February 3, 2017 at 12:08 pm

I tried this and added some steamed oyster mushrooms for a twist. Good stuff.

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Ceara February 5, 2017 at 8:29 pm

Love oyster mushrooms in pasta! Glad you enjoyed the pesto. 🙂

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Heather October 30, 2016 at 12:43 am

How long would the sauce stay in the fridge?

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Patricia @ Grab a Plate April 28, 2016 at 3:17 am

I love pasta, too, and could eat it every day! Love the colors of this dish — and love the pesto – so flavorful! Yum!

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Kelly @ TastingPage April 27, 2016 at 6:46 pm

Avocado and pesto might be two of my all time favorites. I love that you put them together in one great dish!

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Gin April 27, 2016 at 5:45 pm

I don’t usually get super stoked about pasta but yours actually has me thinking through my kitchen to see if I have the ingredients to make it. YUM! I have to try this sometime this summer for sure. OMG girl I’m nowhere near Snapchat, and I shouldn’t use the fact that I’m 40 as an excuse but I do. When I eventually get on there I’ll follow you for sure!

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Mel @ avirtualvegan.com April 27, 2016 at 4:33 am

What a beautiful looking pasta dish. I love the bursts of red against the green and the addition of olives. All of my favourites. Some crusty bread and it would be dinner perfection!

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Linda @ Veganosity April 27, 2016 at 12:01 am

Mmmm….. Pesto and pasta with sweet tomatoes. This is seriously one of my favorite meals. Love your recipe!

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The Food Hunter April 26, 2016 at 4:55 pm

This is my kind of meal! Love everything about it.

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Anjali @ Vegetarian Gastronomy April 26, 2016 at 4:15 am

This looks amazing Ceara! I actually saw this on your instagram this morning and it looked delicious. I love pesto + pasta…the other add-ins sound like the perfect combo.

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Aimee April 25, 2016 at 10:26 pm

This just sounds soooooooooooo good. It’s time for me to go to bed and now I want a second dinner with this! I need to stop looking at food blogs before bed… Also, I have had snapchat for months but still can’t get the hang of it. Do you think it’s worth giving more of a go?

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Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine April 25, 2016 at 2:14 pm

That is some fantastic creamy pesto! What a great hearty one pat meal!

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