SPINACH OR SWISS CHARD PESTO
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh spinach or Swiss chard ½ cup fresh basil leaves
1-2 garlic cloves ¼ cup Parmesan/Romano cheese
1 Tablespoon lemon juice ¼ cup virgin olive oil
1/3 cup walnuts
Directions:
- If using Swiss chard, trim out the larger center vein, and steam leaves for 3-4 minutes. If Spinach is old, you may want to steam leaves a little. If it is young spinach, use fresh, don’t cook first!
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper as desired.
- Makes about 1 cup.
| Nutrition Facts | ||
| Serving Size: 1 Tablespoon |
% Daily Value |
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| Calories 50 Calories from fat: 45 | ||
| Total Fat 5g |
8% |
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| Saturated Fat 0.5g |
3% |
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| Cholesterol 0mg |
0% |
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| Sodium 60mg |
3% |
|
| Total Carbohydrate 1g |
0% |
|
| Dietary Fiber <1g |
3% |
|
| Sugars 0g |
|
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| Protein 1g |
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| Vitamin A 20% Vitamin C 10% | ||
| Calcium 2% Iron 2% | ||
| Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. | ||
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