Pesto is one of my favorite spreads. When I go out to eat and see a pesto sandwich on the menu, I’m probably 99.9% likely to order it.

And making vegan pesto at home is super easy.

This Vegan Cashew Pesto is one of my new favorites. I have made pesto with pine nuts and walnuts – but never cashews. And being vegan, you know I always have cashews on tap, so why not use them in a pesto?

In place of parmesan I used Go Veggie parmesan, but you could use nutritional yeast if that is all you have on hand.

This is perfect on a sandwich, over pasta or in a wrap. Check out my Chick’n Pesto Wrap to see how I used it.

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Vegan Cashew Pesto

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 cup

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh basil
• 1/2 cup unsalted cashews
• 3-4 cloves garlic peeled
• 1/4 cup vegan parmesan
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• salt + pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Add basil, cashews, garlic, parmesan and olive oil to a food processor. Blend until combined.
2. Scrape down the sides and add salt & pepper. Blend again until it reaches your desired consistency.

If you make this recipe be sure to snap a photo + post it + and tag #thissavoryvegan and @thissavoryvegan!