Name: Kale Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Italian

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October 3, 2025

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This vegan kale pesto recipe comes together with curly kale, walnuts, lemon juice, and olive oil. It takes less than 10 minutes to make and is delicious served on pizza, pasta, bruschetta, and more. Kale pesto is a tasty twist on the traditional version, which includes fresh basil leaves blended together with pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, fresh lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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Kale Pesto

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WarningTreenuts and 1 other allergen identified

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Instructions

Wash, destem, and chop the kale. Add the chopped kale to a food processor and pulse until the kale has broken down.

Add the walnuts, olive oil, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth or desired consistency is reached, scraping down the sides of the food processor as needed. If your pesto is too thick, add more olive oil to thin out.

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Hey there, I'm Jenna Urben! I'm the recipe developer, photographer, and writer behind The Urben Life. My mission is to share allergy-friendly recipes the entire family will love.