Walnut Basil Pesto

Name: Walnut Basil Pesto Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 23
Ingredients: 2 cups basil leaves chopped; 1 cup parsley chopped; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1.5 tbsp garlic; .5 tsp salt; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 6 tbsp chopped walnuts

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Minutes to Prepare: 15

Number of Servings: 23

Ingredients

2 cups basil leaves, chopped1 cup parsley, chopped3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil1.5 tbsp garlic.5 tsp salt2 tbsp white wine vinegar6 tbsp chopped walnuts

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a food processor. I prepare this ahead of time and placed the pesto in 1/2 tbsp servings into an ice cube tray and then froze them. Once frozen, you can pop them out and put them in a freezer bag. Make sure to spray cooking spray in the tray before putting pesto in. Enjoy!

Number of Servings: 23

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANYANA.

Servings Per Recipe: 23

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 31.0
Total Fat: 3.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 103.0 mg
Total Carbs: 0.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 0.5 g

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Member Reviews

CD12061316
Awesome! I used all basil instead of 2/3 basil to 1/3 parsley, since it's peak basil season here, and white vinegar because that's what I had, and it still came out great. - 8/1/12
CANDIPITTMAN
I like the idea of putting it in an ice cube tray! Great idea! - 6/17/11