Mint Pesto

Mint Pesto is a condiment that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 242 calories. For $1.26 per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 minutes. 27 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, fresh mint leaves, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and primal diet. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 65%. Similar recipes include Mint Pesto, Mint Pesto, and Pistachio-Mint Pesto.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

2 cups packed fresh mint leaves, rinsed and dried

3 medium garlic cloves

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest from 1 lemon

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/4 cup slivered almonds

Equipment:

frying pan

food processor

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 Place almonds in a small skillet over medium heat. Toast until fragrant and lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to food processor fitted with steel blade. 2 Add in mint garlic and lemon zest into food process. Pulse until everything is finely chopped, about 5 1-second pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. 3 With the food processor running, pour oil through feed tube in a slow, steady stream. Keep food processor running until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as necessary. 4 Add in feta and lemon juice; pulse to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week, or in a Ziploc bag in the freezer for up to six months.

 

Step by step:


1. 1

2. Place almonds in a small skillet over medium heat. Toast until fragrant and lightly browned, about 4 minutes.

3. Transfer to food processor fitted with steel blade.

4. 2

5. Add in mint garlic and lemon zest into food process. Pulse until everything is finely chopped, about 5 1-second pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.

6. 3

7. With the food processor running, pour oil through feed tube in a slow, steady stream. Keep food processor running until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as necessary.

8. 4

9. Add in feta and lemon juice; pulse to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week, or in a Ziploc bag in the freezer for up to six months.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
242k Calories
3g Protein
23g Total Fat
6g Carbs
10% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
242k
12%

Fat
23g
36%

  Saturated Fat
4g
26%

Carbohydrates
6g
2%

  Sugar
0.73g
1%

Cholesterol
8mg
3%

Sodium
306mg
13%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
3g
8%

Vitamin E
4mg
29%

Manganese
0.46mg
23%

Vitamin A
996IU
20%

Calcium
125mg
13%

Vitamin B2
0.21mg
12%

Vitamin C
9mg
12%

Fiber
2g
11%

Vitamin K
11µg
11%

Magnesium
38mg
10%

Iron
1mg
9%

Phosphorus
84mg
8%

Folate
32µg
8%

Copper
0.15mg
8%

Potassium
193mg
6%

Vitamin B6
0.11mg
5%

Zinc
0.76mg
5%

Vitamin B3
0.73mg
4%

Vitamin B1
0.05mg
4%

Selenium
1µg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.16µg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.22mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
Widget by spoonacular.com

 

Related Videos:

Molly Yeh's Zucchini Pizza with Basil Mint Pesto | Girl Meets Farm | Food Network

 

Suggested for you

Berry Banana Breakfast Smoothie
Spinach, Soft Egg And Parmesan Pizzetta
Pesto Roasted Potatoes Carrots and Asparagus
Scallop with Apricot Sauce
Chia Sunrise
Evergreen Frittata
Fresh Green Beans & Basil
Tortellini Bake
no bake almond fudge protein bars
Cabbage Soup with Smoked Sausage
Food Trivia

The fig is also a fertility symbol and the Arab association with male genitals is so strong that the original word 'fig' is considered improper.

Food Joke

The Passover test [My thanks to Jeff G for the following] Sean is waiting for a bus when another man joins him at the bus stop. After 20 minutes of waiting, Sean takes out a sandwich from his lunch box and starts to eat. But noticing the other man watching, Sean asks, "Would you like one? My wife has made me plenty." "Thank you very much, but I must decline your kind offer," says the other man, "I’m Rabbi Levy." "Nice to meet you, Rabbi," says Sean, "but my sandwiches are alright for you to eat. They only contain cheese. There’s no meat in them." "It’s very kind of you," says Rabbi Levy, "but today we Jews are celebrating Passover. It would be a great sin to eat a sandwich because during the 8 days of Passover, we cannot eat bread. In fact it would be a sin comparable to the sin of adultery." "OK," says Sean, "but it’s difficult for me to understand the significance of what you’ve just said." Many weeks later, Sean and Rabbi Levy meet again. Sean says, "Do you remember, Rabbi, that when we last met, I offered you a sandwich which you refused because you said eating bread on Passover would be as great a sin as that of adultery?" Rabbi Levy replies, "Yes, I remember saying that." "Well, Rabbi," says Sean, "that day, I went over to my mistress’s apartment and told her what you said. We then tried out both the sins, but I must admit, we just couldn’t see the comparison."

Popular Recipes
Easy Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes and Rosemary

Laughing Spatula

Chocolate Coconut M&M Macaroons

Jelly Toast Blog

Breakfast Braid

For the Love of Cooking

Flawless Chocolate Fudge

Foodista

Orange Ricotta Pound Cake with Strawberries

Gimme Some Oven