Our Vegan Penne Pasta and Homemade Vegan Pesto recipe.

Ingredients
120g penne pasta
50g sun dried tomato
½ onion diced
Salt
Pepper
20 ml of water
Ingredients for Pesto
100g fresh basil
40g pine nuts
40g vegan cheese
4 cloves of garlic
200 ml of olive oil
Pinch of salt
Method for Pesto
1. Toast pine nuts on the pan and allow cool down
2. Place basil, vegan cheese, garlic and pine nuts and blend until smooth
3. Once a paste is formed slowly add the olive oil
4. Season with salt and pepper
5. Put into a jar and use as required
Method for Pasta
1. Cook pasta in boiling water according to the instructions on the pack and cool down immediately
2. Place a pan on the heat and add a few drops of olive oil and fry the diced onion allowing it to go to a golden brown colour
3. Add the sun dried tomato and fry for 1-2 minutes just to draw out the flavour
4. Add 20 ml of water to deglaze the pan.
5. Add 6 tablespoons of vegan pesto.
6. Add the pasta and stir until the pasta is hot
7. Season with salt and pepper
8. Place into serving bowls and garnish with dice tomato and fresh basil leaves
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