Arugula Pesto Recipe - Arugula Salad - Heghineh Cooking Show

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts are more affordable and provide a similar texture.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and lower in calories.

Cook two kinds of pasta, ensuring the cooking time is the same for both.

Add arugula, ricotta cheese, one clove of garlic, olive oil, black pepper, and salt into a food processor.

Zest two lemons and add the juice from both lemons into the processor.

Optionally add a tablespoon of pine nuts and a tablespoon of fresh mint.

Process the mixture, adding more olive oil as needed until smooth.

Mix the pesto with the cooked pasta and add cherry tomatoes.

Garnish with avocado slices and pomegranate.

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