Pesto al Radicchio

Name: Pesto al Radicchio
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) radicchio di chioggia; 50 g (1¾ oz) walnuts, plus extra to serve (optional); 1 garlic clove; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast; 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; ½ lemon, juiced; fine sea salt; freshly ground black pepper; freshly ground white pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Veganissimo!

By Antonio Alderuccio

Published 2025

About

This fresh and creamy pesto is perfect for tossing with pasta, spreading on sandwiches or even using as a dip with Gluten-Free Grissini or Gluten-Free Seeded Crackers.

Ingredients

100 g (3½ oz) radicchio di chioggia
50 g (1¾

Europe
Italy
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

In the bowl of a food processor or blender, add the radicchio leaves, walnuts, garlic and nutritional yeast. Pulse until the ingredients are finely chopped and well combined.

While the food processor is running, gradually drizzle in the olive oil until the pesto is creamy and quite smooth.

Stir in the lemon juice and season with salt and black and white pepper, to taste. Pulse a