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The Best Arugula Pesto

 
One serving costs about $0.91

$0.91 per serving

3 people like this recipe

3 likes

This recipe is ready in 45 minutes

Ready in 45 minutes

6 gluten-free,primal,gluten free,primal,ketogenic condiment,dip,sauce,spread
spoonacular Score:48%

Spoonacular Score: 48%

 

The Best Arugula Pesto takes roughly 45 minutes from beginning to end. For 91 cents per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. This condiment has 139 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. 3 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. A mixture of arugula, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and ketogenic diet. It is brought to you by Foodista. With a spoonacular score of 45%, this dish is solid. Try Arugula Pesto: Pesto Di Rucola, Arugula Pesto, and Arugula Pesto for similar recipes.

Ingredients

Servings:
2 cups
2 cups arugula
arugula
0.5 cup
0.5 cup extra virgin olive oil
extra virgin olive oil
0.25 cup
0.25 cup italian fresh flat leaf parsley
italian fresh flat leaf parsley
3
3  garlic cloves
garlic cloves
1 cup
1 cup parmesan cheese
parmesan cheese
1 tsp
1 tsp salt
salt
0.25 cup
0.25 cup walnuts
walnuts
2 cups arugula
2 cups
arugula
0.5 cup extra virgin olive oil
0.5 cup
extra virgin olive oil
0.25 cup italian fresh flat leaf parsley
0.25 cup
italian fresh flat leaf parsley
3  garlic cloves
3
garlic cloves
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 cup
parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt
1 tsp
salt
0.25 cup walnuts
0.25 cup
walnuts

Equipment

food processor
food processor
ice cube tray
ice cube tray
blender
blender
bowl
bowl
food processor
food processor
ice cube tray
ice cube tray
blender
blender
bowl
bowl


Instructions

  1. The great thing about a pesto is that it is so simple to make! I cant believe I dont make it more often! You take all the arugula, walnuts, garlic and parsley and put it in your blender or food processor.
  2. Give it a pulse a few times to chop everything down a little bit.
  3. Now you are going to pour in the oil while you hit the pulse button to make sure the pesto is mixing while the oil is added.
  4. Take off the lid and you are almost done! Scoop the pesto out and into a dish or a bowl or a jar.
  5. Cooking Tip** At this point if you wanted to can this you could. Or you can scoop it into an ice cube tray and freeze it! after about 6 hours when it is frozen just pop them out and put the pesto cubes in a zip lock bag or air tight container and freeze them! They will keep for a month! Then anytime you want to add it to a recipe you can pop it out and toss it in and kick anything you are making up a notch! Once it is thawed out you can stir in the Parmesan cheese.
  6. Now you want to add the grated Parmesan.
  7. At this point you need to test it and see how much salt you need to add. You can add a dash in when you are blending it but the Parmesan cheese is salty so I like to wait until after and if it needs a little bit then I add it in at the end. This way I can make sure it is not too salty or too bland. Once you have salted it and stirred it up you are done!

Read the detailed instructions on Foodista.com – The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit

Price Breakdown

Cost per Serving: $0.91
Ingredient
2 cups arugula
½ cups extra virgin olive oil
¼ cups italian fresh flat leaf parsley
3 garlic cloves
1 cup parmesan cheese
¼ cups walnuts
Price
$0.57
$1.29
$0.59
$0.20
$2.11
$0.70
$5.46

Nutritional Information

Quickview
138 Calories
6g Protein
11g Total Fat
3g Carbs
6% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
138k
7%

Fat
11g
18%

  Saturated Fat
3g
21%

Carbohydrates
3g
1%

  Sugar
0.31g
0%

Cholesterol
14mg
5%

Sodium
682mg
30%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
6g
12%

Vitamin K
50µg
48%

Calcium
169mg
17%

Phosphorus
129mg
13%

Manganese
0.23mg
12%

Vitamin A
514IU
10%

Selenium
6µg
9%

Zinc
0.95mg
6%

Vitamin C
4mg
6%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Magnesium
18mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.69mg
5%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Folate
16µg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.23µg
4%

Vitamin B6
0.07mg
3%

Iron
0.52mg
3%

Potassium
96mg
3%

Fiber
0.55g
2%

Vitamin B1
0.03mg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.13mg
1%

covered percent of daily need

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