Walnut and Parsley Pesto recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced 1 large pinch kosher salt, plus more to taste ½ cup chopped raw walnuts ½ cup chopped Italian parsley Juice from one lemon 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil water, if needed
Nutrition Info
- 84.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 2.4 gcholesterol: : -fat: 8.3 gfiber: 0.7 gprotein: 1.4 gsaturatedFat: 0.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 77.6 mgsugar: 0.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Walnut and Parsley Pesto
Directions
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Place garlic and salt in a mortar, smash and mash with the pestle until it becomes a paste, 5 to 8 minutes. Add walnuts, mash walnuts into a paste until you reach your desired texture (coarse or smoother), another 5 to 8 minutes. Add parsley and mash to break up and blend with the walnut/garlic mixture, about 4 minutes. Add lemon juice and olive oil, stir, mash, and emulsify liquids into the mixture until it becomes very thick and well blended, 8 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. If mixture seems too thick, whisk in a tablespoon of water, or as needed.
Spread on bread, use on pizza or pasta, or on roasted chicken. The taste is just like garlic butter, so use it as such.