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spinach walnut pesto on roast chicken

Easy Spinach Walnut Pesto (Without Pinenuts)

This spinach walnut pesto is amazing when drizzled over just about anything. This is a pesto recipe without pinenuts, because pinenuts cost an arm and a leg!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Course Sauces & Condiments
Cuisine Italian
Servings 12 servings
Calories 124 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 100 grams raw walnuts
  • 150 grams baby spinach
  • 50 grams fresh parsley
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 100 millilitres extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (taste, then add another 1/2 tsp if needed).

Instructions
 

  • Start by grinding the walnuts and the garlic in the food processor until they are coarsely but evenly chopped.
  • Add the greens and salt, then blend while adding the olive oil in slowly while blending.

Nutrition

Calories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 1.8gProtein: 2.5gFat: 12.8gSodium: 206mgPotassium: 139mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.2gCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
Keyword pesto
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