How to Make Spinach Pesto || Cara Di Falco || Cara's Cucina

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are more affordable and provide a nutty flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and dairy-free.

Pack the baby spinach into the food processor.

Add 2 garlic cloves, 1/4 cup of toasted walnuts, 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper to the food processor.

Pulse the mixture until it is chopped but not too fine.

With the lid on, drizzle in olive oil while the machine is running until the desired consistency is reached.

Transfer the pesto to a separate pan and warm it over low heat.

Boil water for pasta and cook fresh gluten-free pasta for 1-2 minutes.

Spoon the cooked pasta into the pesto, allowing some pasta water to mix in for better consistency.

Serve the spinach pesto over pasta with an extra sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.

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