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Spinach Pesto Recipe

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Author The Homesteading Hippy

Equipment

  • 1 food processor or blender
  • 1 plastic bowl
  • 1 skillet
  • 1 knife
  • 1 teaspoon
  • 1 wooden spoon

Ingredients

  • 3 cups fresh spinach leaves loosely packed; baby spinach is ideal but you can use any kind you'd like
  • 1/4 cup walnuts or pine nuts
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice or lemon zest

Instructions

  • Begin by washing the spinach leaves or soaking them in a solution of 10% vinegar to water for 10 minutes. Rinse well.
    spinach leaves in vinegar solution
  • Add to the food processor or blender.
    spinach leaves in blender
  • Place the pine nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning. Add spinach leaves.
    roasting nuts in skillet
  • Finely chop garlic and add, then the cheese, salt, and pepper.
    pesto ingredients in blender
  • Start processing the mixture.
  • While the processor is running, slowly add the olive oil.
    adding olive oil to blender
  • Add the lemon juice, and stir.
    adding vinegar
  • Serve at once over hot pasta, or store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or the freezer for up to 6 months.
    pesto in blender