This Low Calorie Pesto Avocado Pasta Sauce is vegan, no-cook, and gluten-free! Unlike most pesto sauces, healthy version has no oil… yep, no oil!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
2.5 oz bunch fresh basil
2 ripe avocados
¼ cup walnuts or pine nuts
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup nutritional yeast or parmesan cheese (optional)
¼ cup water
Low Calorie Pesto Avocado Pasta Sauce
Healthy Avocado Pesto Sauce Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: You can make this healthy recipe ahead of time and chill in the fridge for later. Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 4 days, does not hold well in the freezer.
This (VEGAN) no-cook basil avocado pesto pasta sauce is so easy to make, and packed with nutrition!
At just 152 calories per 1/4 cup, this pesto avocado pasta sauce recipe is a great gluten-free, vegan, and no-cook pasta sauce recipe!
Special Tip: Use chickpea pasta (below!) to boost protein and keep the calories of the entire dish low. One portion of chickpea pasta plus 1/4 cup of this pasta sauce is just 342 calories!
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 0 minutesmins
Total Time 5 minutesmins
Course sauce
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 6servings
Calories 152kcal
food processor or blender
Add the basil leaves, avocados, hemp seeds (or pine nuts/walnuts), lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper to a food processor or high speed blender.
Pulse adding water 1 tablespoon at a time until minced into a thick paste.
Taste and season with more salt and pepper as needed. Then add to your favorite cooked pasta and toss well.
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