Arugula pesto is an easy, affordable, and peppery spin on traditional pesto, which is typically made with basil. Walnuts are used instead of pine nuts, which are more affordable but still provide a nice texture and flavor, but you can use pine nuts if you’d like. You can also replace some of the arugula with fresh basil. Use this pesto on pasta, sandwiches, wraps, eggs, and more.

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Arugula Pesto

Course Side Dish

Keyword easy, gluten-free, plant-based, sauce, spring, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups arugula
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup walnuts or pine nuts
• zest and juice of 1/2 lemon about 1 tablespoon juice or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until smooth. You can add more olive oil, salt or lemon juice to reach desired consistency and flavor.