Vegan Pesto Pasta with Charred Broccoli & Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Vegan Pesto Pasta with Charred Broccoli. Easy Vegan Pesto with Ziti, served with roasted cherry tomatoes and broccoli. #Vegan #Soyfree #Recipe #VeganRicha. Can be #glutenfree and #nutfree | VeganRicha.com

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Vegan Pesto Pasta with Charred Broccoli & Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Vegan Pesto Pasta with Charred Broccoli. Easy Vegan Pesto with Ziti, served with roasted cherry tomatoes and charred broccoli. 21 gm of protein! Vegan Soyfree Recipe. Can be gluten-free and nut-free.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian, Vegan

Servings:

Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

Pesto:

1/2 cup packed fresh basil
1.5 cups spinach , or baby kale, chard or cilantro or more basil
2 tbsp sunflower seeds
2 tbsp pecans, or use almonds, cashews, more sunflower seeds, hemp seeds
2 cloves of garlic
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp nutritional yeast , optional
zest of half a lemon , or use lemon juice to taste
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
water as needed
black pepper, red pepper flakes or other flavor additions

Pasta:

12 to 14 oz Ziti or other pasta, gluten-free if needed
1 cup or more grape or cherry tomatoes
1 bunch broccoli
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp oil
2 cloves of minced garlic or 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp salt

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Add basil, spinach, sunflower seeds, pecans, garlic, salt, nutritional yeast, lemon zest to a food processor. Process until a coarse mixture. Add oil and a tbsp or so water. and process again. Add more water if needed to make a homogeneous mixture.
Cook the pasta according to instructions on the package. Drain and Mix the pesto with the pasta.
Grease a large baking dish. Slice the cherry tomatoes and place in the dish. Sprinkle some salt.
Add broccoli to a bowl. Drizzle oil and lemon over the broccoli. Cover and shake to coat. Add the garlic, pepper flakes, salt, shake again and spread in the baking dish which has the cherry tomatoes.
Bake at 410 degrees F (210 C) for 18 to 22 minutes. then broil for a min. Add the roasted broccoli and tomatoes to the pesto pasta and serve. Garnish with black pepper, vegan parm (optional).

Video

Notes

Oil-free: Omit the oil from the pesto and use broth or water.

To roast the veggies, use parchment paper. Use aquafaba or broth instead of oil to coat the broccoli

Nutrition is for 1 of 3 serves

Nutrition

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