Spinach Pesto
Spinach Pesto is super simple to make and a milder version of my favorite basil pesto. Perfect to brighten up winter and early spring recipes.
Pesto, oh how I love pesto. In the summer I grow as much basil as I can just to make pesto. I have a few basil plants still growing in my kitchen window, but it’s not near enough to support my pesto habits.
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I picked up a bag of baby spinach from the grocery store and so I decided to give Spinach Pesto a try. I lightly toasted some bread just as my husband came back from feeding the cows. We had a tasty little pesto snack.
How to Make Spinach Pesto:
Pesto is super simple to make, you basically toss the ingredients into a food processor and let it do all of the work!
Have I mentioned how much I love my KitchenAid Food Processor? It’s the best thing since sliced bread!
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Just a few pulses….
Drizzle in some olive oil- I highly recommend using a good quality olive oil. I used a garlic flavored olive oil this Spinach Pesto. Great garlic flavor but it doesn’t overwhelm the spinach.
And you have pesto! What is your favorite way to enjoy pesto?
More Pesto Recipes:
Kale-Basil Pesto from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Arugula Pistachio Pesto from Love and Olive Oil
Recipes with Pesto:
The Spinach Pesto is much more mild than basil pesto and I know it would be really delicious in these Pesto-Stuffed Chicken Rolls , added to these Cheesy Pesto Breadsticks. One of my summer favorites is this Tomato Pesto Tart.
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Spinach Pesto
Ingredients
- 6 oz fresh baby spinach
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1 cup toasted pecans
- 1 shallot clove chopped
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese finely grated
- ½ cup Star Garlic Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
Instructions
- Add spinach, basil, pecans and shallot into food processor.
- Pulse about 5 times and then process on low about 30 seconds or until finely chopped.
- Open the lid, scrape down the sides, add Parmesan.
- Replace the lid and process on low while drizzling in olive oil.
- Stir in salt and place in an airtight container and refrigerate until ready to use.