Spring Asparagus Pesto, Vegan

Spring Asparagus Pesto, Vegan
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 66.1
  • Total Fat: 2.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 35.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
  • Protein: 3.3 g

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Introduction

Trying green garlic for the first time and wanting to use my fresh Ontario asparagus, I came up with this. Trying green garlic for the first time and wanting to use my fresh Ontario asparagus, I came up with this.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 tsp olive oil
    1 green garlic, ends removed, rinsed, diced
    1 tsp Becel vegan margarine
    15 spears/ 1 lb fresh asparagus, bottoms broken off then spears roughly chopped
    2 c baby spinach leaves, chopped
    1 c fresh parsley, chopped
    A couple of fresh basil leaves, chopped finely
    1 medium tomato, approx. 1 c chopped
    Salt and pepper

Tips

Serve over pasta.
This yielded about 3 c and I found 3/4 c plus 1 c pasta very satisfying.


Directions

Toss garlic in olive oil until sort and almost starting to brown. Remove from pan.
Melt margarine and sauté asparagus until tender and slightly brown.
Chop and combine remaining ingredients.
Stir remaining ingredients into asparagus and remove from heat.

Serving Size: Makes 4 3/4 c servings