Arugula Pesto

If you have about 5 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Arugula Pesto might be a great gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 7g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 303 calories. For $1.43 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. 25 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. If you have nutritional yeast, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Baked In. A few people really liked this side dish. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 93%. This score is great. Users who liked this recipe also liked Arugula Pesto: Pesto Di Rucola, Arugula Pesto, and Arugula Pesto.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

3 cups arugula, packed (about 4 ounces)

3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

3 garlic cloves

2 Tbsp nutritional yeast (substitute grated parmesan to un-veganize)

1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Salt & pepper to taste

1 cup walnuts (about 4 ounces)

Equipment:

food processor

blender

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

In a blender or the bowl of a food processor, combine all ingredients except olive oil.Pulse in 15-second bursts until all ingredients are very finely chopped and no large chunks remain.Drizzle in the olive oil and blend until mixture forms a smooth paste.Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. To use for pasta, reserve about ¾ cup of pasta water and stir into pesto to thin out. Toss with pasta and serve.

 

Step by step:


1. In a blender or the bowl of a food processor, combine all ingredients except olive oil.Pulse in 15-second bursts until all ingredients are very finely chopped and no large chunks remain.

2. Drizzle in the olive oil and blend until mixture forms a smooth paste.Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. To use for pasta, reserve about ¾ cup of pasta water and stir into pesto to thin out. Toss with pasta and serve.


Nutrition Information:

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303k Calories
7g Protein
29g Total Fat
7g Carbs
30% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
303k
15%

Fat
29g
45%

  Saturated Fat
3g
20%

Carbohydrates
7g
2%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
202mg
9%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
7g
14%

Manganese
1mg
55%

Vitamin K
37µg
36%

Copper
0.48mg
24%

Magnesium
58mg
15%

Folate
55µg
14%

Vitamin A
678IU
14%

Fiber
3g
13%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Phosphorus
116mg
12%

Vitamin B6
0.2mg
10%

Potassium
315mg
9%

Iron
1mg
9%

Calcium
77mg
8%

Vitamin B1
0.11mg
8%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Vitamin C
5mg
6%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.3mg
3%

Selenium
1µg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.42mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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