Yields:
5 Servings
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 5 Mins
Cook Time:
5 Mins
Total Time:
10 Mins
Pesto is a sauce or topping that is traditionally made from Basil, garlic and pine nuts. The versatility of this sauce is awesome because you can use for endless recipes on poultry, seafood, pizza or pasta dishes.
I always have Fresh Spinach handy and actually stock up when they are BOGO (Buy 1 Get 1 Free) at the grocery store. This recipe is more cost effective for me since basil can cost slightly more for a smaller quantity.
Ingredients
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Instructions
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In a medium size sauce pan on low heat, toast pine nuts for about 3-4 minutes. Pine nuts will have a slight brown tint in color for a nutty flavor.
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In a food processor add spinach, parsley, garlic cloves, toasted pine nuts, salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice.
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Blend until combined and mixture is vibrant green color. You can also pulse the ingredients for a coarser texture.
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Use sauce to add to your favorite pasta or pizza dishes or top seafood and poultry items.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 5 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 167 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 17.9g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 5mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 2.3g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.7g | 2% |
| Total Sugars 0.5g | |
| Protein 1.8g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 13mg | 1% |
| Iron 1mg | 6% |
| Potassium 110mg | 2% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
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