Vegan Pesto Pasta With Charred Broccoli & Roasted Cherry Tomatoes | Recipe Cart | Recipe Cart

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup packed fresh basil
• 1.5 cups spinach (, or baby kale, chard or cilantro or more basil)
• 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
• 2 tbsp pecans, (or use almonds, cashews, more sunflower seeds, hemp seeds)
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (, optional)
• zest of half a lemon (, or use lemon juice to taste)
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• water as needed
• black pepper, red pepper flakes or other flavor additions
• 12 to 14 oz Ziti (or other pasta, gluten-free if needed)
• 1 cup or more grape or cherry tomatoes
• 1 bunch broccoli
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp oil
• 2 cloves of minced garlic or 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes