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Kale Avocado Pesto

February 14, 2018 by christine

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope it’s a good day and people are celebrating love. I am celebrating protein with this recipe using a fun grocery find – Tolerant Simply Legumes Organic Green Lentil Pasta.

We’re having lots of fun trying alternative, high protein pasta lately and at 21 grams of protein per serving, this pasta has you covered! And I love the simple ingredient list.

It easily serves as a fun, main protein dish and inspired this creamy, avocado-based kale pesto to go with it.

Kale Avocado Pesto

  • 2 cups chopped kale
  • 1 avocado, seeded and scooped
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • dash of red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup of water, as needed
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • salt and pepper to taste

Place all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend to a smooth and creamy texture. Serve and enjoy. Makes 4 servings.

I mixed steamed cauliflower and peas into the pasta dish to make it more hearty since the pasta box only has 2 servings in it and wow, the pesto turned out very creamy and thick.

And coats the veggies and pasta with a kicky and creamy garlic flavor.

It’s simple to whip up in the blender and this kale-based pesto turns pasta and veggies into a creamy comfort food.

Filed Under: Blender, Dressings & Sauces, Recipes Tagged With: avocado, avocado recipe, green lentil pasta, kale, kale recipe, lentil, lentil pasta, plant based recipe, plant-based, tolerant simply legumes, vegan, vegan recipe

Comments

  1. Maureen @ Maureen Gets Real says

    February 15, 2018 at 4:26 am

    I love pesto so I’ll definitely have to try this recipe out!

    • christine says

      February 15, 2018 at 6:18 am

      Yes, it’s a fun healthier take. :-)

  2. Hannah says

    February 15, 2018 at 9:38 am

    I got to try that Tolerant brand pasta at the Fancy Foods Show in January, and I was definitely impressed! Easily one of the better gluten-free varieties I’ve tried, and if it was smothered with your avocado pesto, so much the better. ;)

    • christine says

      February 16, 2018 at 7:57 am

      Yes, the texture was great for being lentil based, not too chewy and easier to digest – I was impressed too.

  3. Gingi Freeman says

    February 16, 2018 at 11:17 am

    You had me at avocado!!! – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com

    • christine says

      February 17, 2018 at 7:31 am

      Yes, can never go wrong!

  4. Jennifer Bliss says

    February 18, 2018 at 6:53 am

    That green lentil pasta looks interest and totally something I need to get my hands on…if I can ever find it around here…that is LOL

    • christine says

      February 18, 2018 at 8:19 am

      Yes, highly recommend and one of my favorite textures in bean-based pastas so far. It’s on Amazon too! :-)

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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