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    Pinch Me Good! » Dressings And Sauces » Simple Roasted Beet Pesto – Vegan

    Simple Roasted Beet Pesto – Vegan

    October 2, 2019 by Amy Estes 3 Comments

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    Easy roasted beet pesto that goes with so many things, is vegan, healthy, and can be made in minutes. Add it to pasta, as a topping on pizza, spread it on sandwiches, or serve it up as a dip at parties. It’s definitely a surprising and incredible sauce that will become your new favorite!

    This beautiful beet pesto combines healthy roasted beets, garlic, lemon juice, pistachios, fresh basil and a nice helping of olive oil. All combined to form this surprising yet incredibly tasty pesto that will be your new favorite for everything. I was so surprised at how amazing this pesto turned out and equally surprised at how quickly it came together.

    My son asked, “ Is beet pesto a thing?”. Yes, it is and for a good reason. It’s heart-healthy, anti-inflammatory, packed with vitamins and minerals and crazy good! My kind of sauce!

    Beets are so good and so incredible. My other favorite beet recipe are these crispy baked beet chips! Check them out!

    What ingredients do you need to make beet pesto?

    • Beets – of course!
    • Pistachios
    • Garlic
    • Lemon juice
    • Fresh basil
    • Olive oil
    • Salt and pepper

    That’s it! Oh and something delicious to add it to like pasta or even pizza!

    How to make homemade beet pesto

    Roast the beets – Place whole, peeled beets in some foil with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Wrap it up and bake at 425 degrees F for 30 minutes. Remove and let cool.

    Roughly chop the beets, place them into the bowl of a food processor or blender with the rest of the ingredients and blend well until a smooth, slightly chunky, pesto-like, beautiful sauce forms.

    So simple, so easy but soooooo amazingly fantastic and delicious!

    What to serve with beet pesto?

    Beet pesto goes with so many things.

    • Mix it in with pasta
    • Use it as a sauce on pizza
    • Spread it on a sandwich
    • Serve it as a dip
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    Vegan Beet Pesto


    • Author: Amy Estes
    • Total Time: 35 minutes
    • Yield: 6 people 1x
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    Easy roasted beet pesto that goes with so many things, is vegan, healthy, and can be made in minutes. Add it to pasta, as a topping on pizza, spread it on sandwiches, or serve it up as a dip at parties. It’s definitely a surprising and incredible sauce that will become your new favorite!


    Ingredients

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    • 2 medium-sized beets
    • 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp olive oil
    • kosher salt and black pepper
    • 1/4 cup pistachios
    • the juice of 1 lemon (about 1 tbsp)
    • 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
    • 4 fresh basil leaves

    Instructions

    1. Roast the beets: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F, and lay a piece of foil onto a sheet pan. Place the whole, peeled, raw beets onto the foil, drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Wrap the foil up around the beets and place the pan with the foil-covered beets into the oven and bake for 30 minutes, until the beets are fork-tender. Remove and let cool.
    2. Make the pesto: Roughly chop the beets and add them to the bowl of a food processor along with the rest of the ingredients. Pulse until a slightly chunky, but smooth pesto forms, scraping down the sides if needed. Add a little water if the pesto looks too chunky.
    3. Store in a jar or airtight container for up to a week. Add to pasta, topping on pizza, spread on sandwiches, or serve as a dip.

    Notes

    This pesto stores great in the fridge for up to a week.

    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 30 minutes
    • Category: Side Dish
    • Method: Roasted and Blended
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: beets, pesto, beet recipes, roasted beets

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    1. Diane M. Estes

      October 2, 2019 at 8:12 pm

      We were lucky enough to try this beet pesto at Amy’s Sunday Family Dinner this past week. She had it or squiggly pasta and I couldn’t believe it was beets. You have to try it to believe it!!

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    2. Jecca

      July 29, 2020 at 11:15 pm

      Has anyone tried freezing this? I’m thinking large batches and freezer prep from our garden. We do regular cashew pesto normally but adding our beets in with our basil sounds awesome!

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      • Amy

        August 2, 2020 at 3:10 pm

        Hi Jecca, I have not tried freezing this beet pesto, but I have frozen regular basil pesto in ice cube trays, then in a freezer-friendly ziplock bag. I bet that the same method would work with this recipe.

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