Mint Pesto
Created by ellie on July 13, 2025
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #44853
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon walnuts, toasted
- 2 cups mint leaves
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup Pecorino cheese, grated
How to Make
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Step 1: In a food processor place the first 3 ingredients (walnuts - garlic) and pulse to mince. Add the lemon juice, lemon zest and salt and pulse until it is ground to a paste.
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Step 2: With the processor running add the olive oil in a thin stream and process until well combined.
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Step 3: Add the cheese and pulse to combine.
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Step 4: This can be frozen for up to 3 months -- if you will be freezing add the cheese to the defrosted pesto.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (41.5 g)
- Calories 195.9
- Total Fat - 20.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.4 g
- Cholesterol - 4 mg
- Sodium - 128.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 2.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 0.1 g
- Protein - 2.7 g
- Calcium - 97 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 5.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg