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Arugula Walnut Pesto

Not everyone likes arugula's distinctive flavor in salads, but it tastes amazing in this pesto with toasted walnuts and lime. Blending super-nutritious greens into a really tasty sauce makes it so easy to eat a whole salad-worth of them. Plus, arugula and walnuts make a less expensive pesto than traditional basil and pine nuts.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Cuisine: Italian, South American
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Heather Nicholds

Ingredients

  • 1 cup arugula, or more!
  • 2 green onion
  • 2 cloves fresh garlic
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
  • 1/2 lime, zested and juiced
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt, more or less, to taste
  • 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast, optional

Instructions

  • Put the ingredients in a food processor, and puree until smooth. If you need to, you can add an extra little drizzle of water or lime juice to get it creamy.

Notes

If you want a softer garlic flavor, bake the garlic cloves for 10 minutes or so in their skin.
There are so many ways to enjoy this pesto: as a sandwich spread, as the sauce for a pizza or tossed with pasta.
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Nutrition

Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.004g | Sodium: 296mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.9mg