Parsley and Arugula Pesto

This is good if you are eating some basic dishes (grains and veggies) and need to fancy it up a bit. I love pesto and if you have a food processor it's a breeze to make. If you have a small blender (a Magic Bullet, Ninja, or hand blender, it's harder but doable)

Parsley and Arugula Pesto

Stephanie Lundstrom

Sometimes we just need a fun sauce or topping to bring out the flavor of veggies. This simple pesto does the trick.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Course Dips and Sauces

Cuisine Italian

Servings 2 servings

Calories 175 kcal

METHOD Food Processor

DIET Vegan

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 clove garlic
• ▢ 1 cup of parsley
• ▢ 1 cup of arugula
• ▢ ¼ cup of walnuts
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon of salt
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice

Instructions

 

• Put all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
• Add to grains and veggies, pasta, use as a dip.

Notes

A food processor is best for crushing the herbs. A small bullet blender will work but might take longer and be difficult.

Nutrition

Calories: 175kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 4gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 311mgPotassium: 284mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2769IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 3mg

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