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Spinach Pesto

Here's how you make Spinach Pesto
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  • Servings: 3
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 1m
    • The following recipe serves 3 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups spinach (packed fresh baby spinach)
  • 1 cup basil leaves (packed fresh)
  • 1/2 cup parsley (loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley)
  • 1/2 cup tomatoes (seeded, chopped plum tomato, roma tomato)
  • 6 tablespoons chopped pecans (toasted pecans or walnuts)
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 1/2 ounce grated Parmesan cheese (about 1/3 cup)
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Bring a large saucepan filled with water to a boil. Add the spinach and basil. Cook for 20 minutes. Remove the spinach mixture to a bowl filled with ice water. let it stand in ice water for 30 seconds. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.

  • Step 2: Place the parsley and next 7 ingredients (through garlic) in a food processor; process until finely chopped.

  • Step 3: Add the spinach mixture and 2 tablespoons olive oil; process to combine.

  • Step 4: Place pesto in a small bowl and place plastic wrap directly over pesto to reserve green color (like you treat an avocado).

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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