Darwin Pesto Recipe, Vegan | Including Asparagus, Tomatoes & Sunflower Seeds. Moreish!
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Among top vegan recipes using pesto.
Best Darwin pesto recipe for nutrition and taste.
Darwin pesto recipe, including asparagus, tomatoes & sunflower seeds
Try my favourite Darwin pesto recipe, vegan style. Include it among your very easy Darwin pesto recipe, pasta options. It’s also among top vegan recipes using pesto. So, check out the best Darwin pesto recipe for protein, both in the pesto, and the chickpea pasta I use. It’s delicious & moreish! Plus, see my Darwin vegan journey, and why.
For example, for many years, I used to find that pesto caused upsets, or bloating, or both. When I researched the conventional ingredients, it’s now easy to see why.
But, these vegan recipe using pasta have never caused any tummy issues, and are easy to digest.
In addition, with the high protein chickpea spiral pasta, and the baked tofu option I also show below, a vegan pesto like this will always keep you feeling satisfied. Plus, your taste buds will be delighted.
In this regard, I notice that some who give up on pursuing the many benefits of being a vegan, did so because they felt hungry.
With the sort of high protein in this recipe, and elsewhere on the Flametree Recipes, you’ll never feel hungry.
If you wish, also see my easy diagram for Darwin vegan protein sources.
A top vegan Darwin option
The best vegan Darwin option is easy, quick recipes that let you get all the benefits of being vegan in Darwin. Plus, you get delicious meals you can trust in terms of additives, made without little, overlooked horrors that can cause upsets.
For instance, see the Darwin pesto pasta recipe and pictures below.
The many Darwin vegan recipes on the Flametree recipes blog are one great option of vegan meal prep Darwin style.
If you have any comments or questions, please contact us. Or chat with me at a Flametree yoga or meditation class.
Easy Darwin pesto recipe pasta options
Darwin pesto with basil, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, sunflower seeds, & chickpea pasta. Of course, the major ingredient is basil. Basil has huge benefits for many aspects of your health.
Darwin vegan recipes using pesto: typical ingredients
So, here are the ingredients for this easy Darwin pesto recipe.
- Juice of one lemon
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 bunches of fresh basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- A third of a cup of sunflower seeds
- A third to half cup of good olive oil
- A bunch of asparagus
- Chickpea spiral pasta, or whatever you prefer
- 4-6 cherry tomatoes, preferably organic
- Half tsp of smoky paprika.
Plus, if you prefer it hotter, then add some chili.
Best Darwin pesto recipe I’ve adapted, using chickpea, high protein pasta.
For easy pasta vegan recipes using pesto, this chickpea pasta is one good option. It’s 18% protein, tastes great, and is even available in supermarkets in faraway places like Darwin.
How to make vegan Darwin recipes using pesto & chickpea pasta
Use these steps, and the chickpea pasta shown in the picture (or whatever you prefer)
- Commence cooking pasta in boiling, salted water
- Steam asparagus until cooked, but still firm
- Cool it under cold water, and cut into 2 cm pieces like in the picture
- Blend all of ingredients except asparagus and pasta
- Add olive oil to get pesto mix to a consistency you like
- Drain pasta
- Mix pesto and asparagus
- Put pesto over pasta, and add some cut cherry tomatoes.
I was delighted to learn about, and eat a version of this dish, as one of the many at the Flametree Bali retreat.
Easy Darwin pesto recipe served with baked tofu
Easy Darwin pesto recipe with baked tofu for even more protein. The baked tofu is done in the oven, just with a sprinkle of soy sauce. Try this top Darwin vegan meal prep option.
With the protein mix I’ve outlined for your Darwin pesto pasta meal, you’ll never feel hungry from being a vegan in Darwin, or anywhere.
Do you have a Darwin vegan dish you’d like to share?
Plus, please contact me with any other dishes you’d like to share with me.
Obviously, I’m especially interested in any dish that is already a great Darwin vegan option.
Alternatively, it may be a potential vegan Darwin recipe that I could adapt, as we did with this Darwin pesto recipe.
Serve with baked tofu to ensure you reach minimum protein for your day.
Baked tofu made with firm, organic tofu. Takes about 15 minutes, at 200 degrees Celsius. Another great vegan Darwin option.
Maybe add a Darwin mango salad to your Darwin pesto pasta too, along with the baked tofu.
Then, top it all off with a mangoes NT dessert layered with black rice & mango puree. Yum!
Experience eating alternatives, including other Darwin vegan dishes
By the way, there are several upcoming Flametree retreats in Bali in 2024/2025, including over Christmas / New year, Easter 2025, and the August 2025 holiday periods.
Read more about my own vegan journey via steadily attending several Bali retreats and experiencing other food delights.
For instance, see how I even managed to give up my lifetime ice-cream habit, including hugely reducing my sugar intake.
Learn more about plant based eating at a retreat
Flametree has upcoming retreats. Check them out at our Bali retreats pages.
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