Transform a humble beetroot into an amazing flavourful dish. My vegan pesto sauce pairs extremely well with beetroot noodles in this easy meal, which can be a light lunch, dinner, or snack. You won’t believe how flavourful and tasty this meal is. Even if you’re not usually a fan of raw beetroot, you’ll like this recipe. It works because my vegan pesto sauce is so heavenly. Add some more nutritious options to this vegetable pasta, such as beans, avocado, smoked tofu, and hemp seeds. They can help make this dish a complete meal and give the flavour more depth and interest.
The first step in making this recipe is preparing the vegan pesto, then spiralising the beetroot. You’ll need a good spiraliser to make these cute beetroot noodles. Keep in mind that this can be quite a messy project, as beetroot tends to leave a beautiful red colour all over the place. Next, you have to mix the two together. I find it most practical to coat the beetroot noodles with vegan pesto sauce using my hands – that way, I can get the sauce really evenly distributed over the beetroot. Add some sliced smoked tofu, avocado, beans of choice (from a can), and a sprinkle of hemp seeds. They go together really well with these beetroot noodles.
Have you made this recipe? Let me know in the comments below. I would love to hear your feedback.
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Beetroot Noodles Pesto Pasta (V, GF)
Ingredients
- 1 large beetroot (or other vegetable like zucchini, sweet potato, cucumber)
- 1/6 batch vegan pesto
- 40 g smoked tofu cubed
- 40 g avocado sliced
- 40 g beans of choice
- fresh basil leaves
- a sprinkle of hemp seeds
Instructions
- Make vegan pesto. You will need about 1/6 of the recipe.
- Peel and spiralize beetroot (mine weighed 134 grams after peeling). Add vegan pesto and mix with two forks or with your hands.
- Cube smoked tofu, slice avocado and add them to the beetroot.
- Discard the water from a can of chosen beans (I went with adzuki beans) and add them to the beetroot.
- Add fresh basil leaves. If they're larger you can cut them into ribbons. Mix everything together well.
- Sprinkle some hemp seeds on top.
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