Spinach Pesto

March 8, 2013 By 2 Comments

It’s winter. Spring is right around the corner, but you are craving the fresh taste of summertime food now. Specifically, the garlicky, creamy, awesomeness known as pesto.

But you won’t have basil in your herb garden for several months, and basil in the store is so. darn. expensive!

You could buy pre-made pesto from the store, but homemade always tastes better (and it’s cheaper and healthier)!

So what do you do?

You make Spinach Pesto, that’s what you do.

It might not taste the same as traditional pesto with fresh basil as the base, but you won’t care. Because it tastes awesome. And fresh. And awesome. So go make some!

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Spinach Pesto

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup lightly toasted pine nuts
  • 2 cups lightly packed spinach (2 oz.)
  • juice from half a lemon
  • 1 small garlic clove
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Combine pine nuts, spinach, lemon juice, garlic, basil, salt and pepper in the bowl of your food processor. Pulse several times until everything is starting to mix together. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides with a spatula.
  2. Start to slowly add the olive oil as you run your processor until everything is mixed together and creamy and all of the olive oil has been added.
  3. Add the Parmesan cheese and pulse a few times. Serve as desired over pasta, chicken, etc.
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Comments

  1. Stacy Makes Cents says:
    March 8, 2013 at 9:18 am

    Cool! I made some recently with arugula, but I didn’t know I could use spinach! Awesome!!!

    Reply
  2. Rachel @ day2day joys says:
    March 8, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    Yum, this looks so good! I’ll have to try it soon!

    Reply

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