Oil-free Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad

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Holly Dyson

Oil-free Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad

Photo by Holly Dyson

Serves
2
Prep Time
10 Minutes
Cook Time
10 Minutes

This delicious pasta salad is super easy, oil-free, gluten-free and a perfect summer meal!

Ingredients

For the pesto

  • 1 Medium sized Avocado
  • 1 cup Loose packed basil
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1 Lemon juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
  • 1/4 cup cucumber
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sea salt
  • 2 tablespoon Water

For the Salad

  • 1 packet Gluten-free Pasta (I used brown rice)
  • 1/2 cup Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1/2 Red bell pepper
  • 1/3 cup Cucumber

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Directions

Instructions

  • Step 1

    Place all the Pesto ingredients apart from the water into a food processor/blender and blitz on high until smooth, adding the water as you go. Taste test to see whether you want to more salt for saltiness or lemon for acidity.

  • Step 2

    Mix the dressing into your cooked pasta.

  • Step 3

    Slice up the tomatoes, capsicum and cucumber and add to the pasta. Enjoy!

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