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Spinach Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

  • quick meal. It is good as a spread on plain or toasted bread, you can make this
  • as a filling for bread rolls, you can marinate chicken or fish with pesto sauce
  • and grill them and also the famous pesto pasta, it is even good with chapathi
  • or basmati rice too! This pesto is really tasty with a blend of spinach, basil,
  • lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic and cheese.... The original recipe asks for pine
  • nuts but you can substitute with almonds.... It is perfect for freezing in an ice
  • cube tray and you can add to a pasta dish for a quick and easy meal.....
  • Spinach
  • Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe
  • Ingredients:
  • Spinach,
  • basil, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, and Parmesan cheese work together in
  • this tasty pesto recipe.
  • 1 ½ cups baby spinach
  • leaves
  • ½ cup toasted almonds or pine
  • nuts
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan
  • cheese
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • and quartered
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black
  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil (I only used ¼ cup
  • oil)
  • Blend the
  • spinach, basil, almonds, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice,
  • lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a food processor until nearly
  • smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary. Drizzle the
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Spinach Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe

 

Recipe Summary & Steps

Pesto sauce is handy when you want to make a

  • quick meal. It is good as a spread on plain or toasted bread, you can make this
  • as a filling for bread rolls, you can marinate chicken or fish with pesto sauce
  • and grill them and also the famous pesto pasta, it is even good with chapathi
  • or basmati rice too! This pesto is really tasty with a blend of spinach, basil,
  • lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic and cheese.... The original recipe asks for pine
  • nuts but you can substitute with almonds.... It is perfect for freezing in an ice
  • cube tray and you can add to a pasta dish for a quick and easy meal.....
  • Spinach
  • Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe
  • Ingredients:
  • Spinach,
  • basil, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, and Parmesan cheese work together in
  • this tasty pesto recipe.
  • 1 ½ cups baby spinach
  • leaves
  • ½ cup toasted almonds or pine
  • nuts
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan
  • cheese
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • and quartered
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black
  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil (I only used ¼ cup
  • oil)
  • Blend the
  • spinach, basil, almonds, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice,
  • lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a food processor until nearly
  • smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary. Drizzle the

remaining olive oil into the mixture while processing until smooth.

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