Last Updated on June 1, 2025 by Nico
This vegan wild garlic pesto is ready in under 5 minutes and is a delicious way to enjoy the wild garlic that grows in springtime. Walnuts, lemon juice, fresh basil, and a few other simple ingredients are combined with wild garlic to make simple and delicious pesto.
On a late afternoon walk you may breathe in a wafting scent of garlic and wonder where it might be coming from. If you happen to be by a river and it’s early springtime, it could be coming from wild garlic blossoming nearby.
We’re lucky enough to have an abundance of wild garlic grow near us. Every year in early spring, the garlic pops out the earth and takes over the air we breath with its wonderful smell. And every year it makes me crave homemade pasta with vegan wild garlic pesto.
If you too have an abundance of wild garlic nearby, here’s a simple and quick recipe for vegan wild garlic pesto. It’s a simple way to ring in springtime and celebrate nature’s great gift of wild garlic!
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Ingredients
Walnuts
Lemon juice
Hefty handful of wild garlic
Clove of garlic
Sea salt
Black pepper
Basil leaves
Extra-virgin olive oil
For complete measurements, see the printable recipe card below.
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Food processor
How To Make Vegan Wild Garlic Pesto
Forage 3-4 handfuls of wild garlic.
Rinse and remove leaves from the wild garlic.
Blend together the wild garlic leaves, walnuts, lemon juice, and basil.
Cover the mixture with olive oil.
Add sea salt and black pepper to taste.
FAQ
The most important thing is to make sure you have a 100% positive identification of the wild garlic. The leaves can look similar to other plants so it’s most important you are completely sure that you are harvesting wild garlic.
For vegan wild garlic pesto, you will need the leaves of the plant. Simply cut off the leaves that you will need for whatever recipe you’re making.
It’s important rule of thumb when foraging to only take what you need for 1-2 meals from the plant. For this vegan wild garlic pesto recipe, you need a solid handful of leaves.
Vegan wild garlic pesto will last about two weeks in an airtight container in the fridge.
Yes. It should last 2-3 months in a freezer-safe container in the freezer. To thaw, put into the fridge overnight.
After rinsing the leaves, you can add them to a salad or on a sandwich. You can make pesto with the leaves, which is delicious on homemade pasta. You could also blend the leaves into a homemade soup. You can also pickle the wild garlic flowers or add them to your salad as well.
Wild garlic is usually found in cool, damp soil. This means that oftentimes it can be found close to water such as next to a river or waterway.
Wild garlic begins to grow in late winter and the leaves usually grow in March. The flowers tend to arrive in April and continue to bloom through early summer.
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Vegan Wild Garlic Pesto
Ingredients
Method
- Forage 3-4 handfuls of wild garlic.
- Rinse and remove leaves from the wild garlic.
- Blend together the wild garlic leaves, walnuts, lemon juice, and basil.
- Cover the mixture with olive oil.
- Add sea salt and black pepper to taste.
Nutrition
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Notes
making. It’s important rule of thumb when foraging to only take what you need for 1-2 meals from the plant. For this vegan wild garlic pesto recipe, you need a solid handful of leaves. How Long Does Wild Garlic Pesto Last? Vegan wild garlic pesto will last about two weeks in an airtight container in the fridge. Can Wild Garlic Pesto Be Frozen? Yes. It should last 2-3 months in a freezer-safe container in the freezer. To thaw, put into the fridge overnight. How To Cook Wild Garlic? After rinsing the leaves, you can add them to a salad or on a sandwich.
You can make pesto with the leaves, which is delicious on homemade
pasta. You could also blend the leaves into a homemade soup. You can
also pickle the wild garlic flowers or add them to your salad as well. Where To Find Wild Garlic? Wild garlic is usually found in cool, damp soil. This means that
oftentimes it can be found close to water such as next to a river or
waterway. When Does Wild Garlic Start To Grow? Wild garlic begins to grow in late winter and the leaves usually grow in
March. The flowers tend to arrive in April and continue to bloom
through early summer.
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