Avocado Basil Pesto

This creamy vegan and gluten-free avocado basil pesto can be whipped up in no time for a quick weeknight dinner. Top your favorite gluten-free pasta with this sauce and you’ll have a delicious meal!

Here’s everything you’ll need in your kitchen to get started on this pasta sauce:

  • Ripe avocado
  • Basil
  • Walnuts or pine nuts
  • Garlic cloves
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Lemon

I love serving these Gluten-Free Turkey Meatballs with this delicious pasta dish. This is a great combo for dinner any night of the week!

These are some of my favorite gluten-free pastas:

You can pin this recipe for later here!


Avocado Basil Pesto

Total Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package gluten-free pasta
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • ½ cup packed basil leaves
  • ¼ cup walnuts or pine nuts
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • juice of one lemon
  • optional: ¼ cup dairy-free parmesan

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta according to package instructions.
  • While pasta cooks, combine all other ingredients in a food processor. Puree into a creamy thick paste.
  • Once pasta is finished cooking, add pesto to pasta and stir until all pasta is coated.

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