How to Make Spinach Pesto

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.

Remove the stems from the spinach leaves.

Measure out 200 g of spinach and place it in a food processor.

Add 67 g of pecans, 67 g of freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, 13 g of red wine vinegar, and 13 g of garlic to the food processor.

Process the ingredients until the texture resembles wet sand.

If the food processor is small, process the ingredients in batches.

Once you have the wet sand texture, add 133 g of extra virgin olive oil to the mixture.

Blend until the oil is fully incorporated and the pesto is smooth.

Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary, adding a pinch of diamond crystal kosher salt.

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