Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, walnut pesto. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Walnut Pesto is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Walnut Pesto is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
A traditional winter pesto made from parsley and walnuts instead of basil and pine nuts. I usually think of pesto as a summer food, given the way the basil takes over in the garden. This Basil Walnut Pesto isn't one of them.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have walnut pesto using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Walnut Pesto:
- Take 1 cup dried basil
- Get 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
- Prepare 1/3 cup lemon juice
- Prepare 1-1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Take 2 cups walnuts
- Get 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Make ready 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Prepare 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- Get As needed warm water
This pesto is easy to make and can be kept on-hand for several days. This pesto also makes a tasty sandwich spread or veggie dip. Blended in a single minute, this creamy pesto recipe yields enough sauce to coat a pound of pasta for an easy dinner fresh from the herb garden. Place spinach, walnuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, lemon juice, and crushed red pepper in a food processor; process until finely chopped.
Steps to make Walnut Pesto:
- Measure out the parsley and basil. Add water and stir getting any dry lumps totally wet. Let sit 10 minutes. Have just enough water to barely cover the herbs. Let sit for 10 minutes covered
- Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend into a paste. It's ready to use. Can store in refrigerator in an airtight container for 3 weeks. I hope you enjoy!!!
Walnut Pesto Crostini Adapted slightly from Jody Williams at Gottino in the West Village. This vegan parsley walnut pesto is a nice change from the traditional pesto and doesn't contain any cheese! I love this vegan parsley walnut pesto version because it's so easy to make! Substitute pine nuts for the walnuts if you'd like. To serve with pasta, stir in ½ cup pasta cooking liquid to the pesto until smooth and toss to coat, or serve.
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