The BEST Spinach Pesto Recipe

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide a similar texture and flavor, while sunflower seeds are often more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories, while grana padano is a less expensive cheese alternative.

Add a clove of garlic to the food processor and pulse until finely ground.

Add fresh spinach and herbs (baby basil and lemon basil) to the food processor.

Add walnuts instead of pine nuts for a buttery texture.

Add ground Parmesan cheese and a little bit of lemon juice to the mixture.

Pulse until everything starts to break up.

Add a little salt (about a quarter teaspoon) and freshly ground black pepper.

Pulse again until the mixture is smooth and creamy while streaming in a quarter cup of olive oil.

Taste the pesto and adjust seasoning with more salt or black pepper if needed.

Transfer the pesto to an airtight jar and top with a little olive oil to prevent browning.

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