Friendly Food.ca
  • Home
  • RECIPES
  • About
  • Contact

Spinach & Walnut Pesto

15/8/2017

0 Comments

 
Quick, simple, and packed with greens!
Picture
Prep & Cooking: 5 minutes, plus pasta cooking time
Makes: approximtaely ½ cup, serves 2

Main Ingredients:
1 cup, firmly packed, fresh spinach
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp nutritional yeast – this adds a “cheesy” flavour
1½ tsp fresh chopped garlic or 1 large clove
¼ cup raw walnuts
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:
In a food processor or blender, combine all ingredients and process until smooth. We used a mini food processor and it was large enough to make one batch. If you have a small, single serve blender or small processor and want to double the recipe, make it one batch at time in order to achieve desired creamy consistency.

Toss the pesto with warm pasta and top with additional nutritional yeast if desired. The addition of vibrant veggies like tomatoes and peppers offer extra colour, flavour and texture.

Choose a textured pasta; penne, fusilli and rigatoni are all good options. The textured pasta will help grab the sauce and hold on tight. As always, this is a suggestion, use what you have or what is available.

This sauce keeps in an airtight container, in the refrigerator for up to a week, if it lasts that long!

Tips & Variations:
  • Easily create additional servings, just double or triple the recipe
  • Delicious on warm pasta, or cooled down as a pasta salad
  • Nutritional yeast is usually either powdered or flaked, this can be found at health food stores and most bulk stores
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Archives

    December 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017

    Categories

    All
    Baking
    Breakfast
    Condiments
    Cookies
    Dessert
    Fall Menu Plan
    Gluten Free
    Halloween
    Holiday Snacks & Sweets
    Main Dish
    Salads
    Side Dish
    Snacks
    Soup
    Summer Launch Selection

© 2017-2018 FRIENDLYFOOD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • Home
  • RECIPES
  • About
  • Contact