super pesto

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 99.2
  • Total Fat: 9.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.3 mg
  • Sodium: 85.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 1.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
  • Protein: 2.8 g

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Introduction

My kids LOVE this.. I put it on pasta, use it as a dip and even put it on potatoes for a healthy potato salad. My hubby isn't big on basil so I don't use too much, you can add to taste. The baby spinach (don't use the grown up kind) give a real healthy punch that is where the super comes from. My kids LOVE this.. I put it on pasta, use it as a dip and even put it on potatoes for a healthy potato salad. My hubby isn't big on basil so I don't use too much, you can add to taste. The baby spinach (don't use the grown up kind) give a real healthy punch that is where the super comes from.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 cups baby spinach (washed)
    1/4 cup parmsean cheese (grate or shred yourself DO NOT use the powdered type)
    1/4 pine nuts
    2 tbsp Olive Oil
    5 leaves fresh basil
    1 tsp lemon juice
    water added by tsp as needed

Directions

put all items in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add water if you need to loosen it up. The lemon juice is to help it stay bright green not for flavor so don't add more. You can also toast the pine nuts for added flavor.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LARADIPAOLA.