Vegan Spinach Pasta

Green Basil Pasta with Spinach - this easy pasta dish is a perfect and delicious mid-week dinner that's healthy and filling!   

Vegan Basil Pasta with Spinach

One of those days that you need quick and easy magic happening in the kitchen - perfect for this super easy Green Basil Pasta with Spinach recipe.

All you need to do is cook pasta, blend the rest of the ingredients and combine - voila! Also perfect for a quick meal-prep on a Sunday evening or when you are simply craving some good old pasta.

Does anyone else love green pesto as much as I do? I believe during our teenage years, pasta & pesto was the go-to recipe for me and my best friend. We often quickly got these together whilst sitting over our homework (yes, we totally did all our homework, we were such good students 😉)

My love for pesto has continued into adulthood and I have to admit I could never get away from that green pesto completely. So many other flavors of pesto do exist, but my number 1 will always be basil.

Ingredients

• Whole Wheat Spaghetti
• Green Beans
• Rocket (or arugula for our friends in the US!) 
• Balsamic Vinegar
• Olive Oil
• Salt and black pepper, to taste

For the vegan basil pesto:

• Fresh Basil
• Spinach leaves
• Mixed Nuts (Walnuts and Pecans taste best here!)
• Lemon
• Garlic
• Olive Oil
• Linseeds

Equipment

• Food processor

Instructions

Cooking your pasta

To start off, boil a pot of water and cook your spaghetti according to the instruction on the packet. After 5 minutes or so, add the green beans to the pot of spaghetti and cook for another 4-5 minutes. 

Once the pasta is ready, drain the water but be sure to keep at least 1 cup of the pasta water - you'll need this later! 

How to make vegan pesto sauce

Making vegan-friendly pesto is surprisingly easy, trust me. All you have to do is add all your pesto ingredients to a food processor and blend everything together until you're left with a deliciously smooth pesto paste. 

Making your vegan pesto pasta dish

Now, combine your pesto, pasta and pasta water until everything is mixed together. Then toss your rocket salad in a bowl with a splash of balsamic vinegar and olive oil and use this as a topping for your dish. 

Season your dish with salt and pepper to your liking and you're ready to eat - enjoy! 

This recipe is: 

• 100% vegan
• dairy free
• egg free
• deliciously nutty
• perfect for a leftovers lunch
• easy to make

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Green Basil Pasta with Spinach

Romy

Green Basil Pasta with Spinach - this easy pasta dish is a perfect and delicious mid-week dinner that's healthy and filling

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 22 minutes mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine British

Servings 2 servings

Ingredients

  

• 200 g whole wheat spaghetti
• 100 g green beans
• a handful of rocket salad
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• salt and black pepper to taste

For the pesto:

• 30 g fresh basil
• 30 g spinach
• 2 tablespoon mixed nuts Walnuts and Pecans taste best here!
• juice of ½ lemon
• 1 garlic clove
• 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
• 3 tablespoon linseeds

Instructions

 

• Cook your spaghetti according to the packaging instructions.
• After 5 minutes in boiling water, add the green beans to the pasta water and cook them for a further 4-5 minutes.
• Drain the water, but keep 1 cup of the pasta water (we will need this later!)
• Add all pesto ingredients to a blender or small food processor and blend until a smooth paste develops.
• Mix pasta, pesto and the pasta water well until everything is well combined.
• Toss the rocket salad with a little Balsamic Vinegar and oil and use them as a topping for your pasta dish.
• Add salt & pepper to taste.
• Enjoy!

Keyword basi pasta, pasta, vegan pasta

Looking for more delicious vegan pasta recipes? Here are some more of my favorites! 

• Vegan Butternut Squash Pasta Recipe | Spag ‘n’ Cheese
• Vegan Seafood Pasta Recipe
• Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo Recipe
• Tofu Parmigiana Recipe