by Diana Rattray
This is a super easy spinach pesto to whip up in your food processor or blender. It’s lovely with walnuts, but feel free to make it with pine nuts or toasted pecans.
How To Serve Homemade Pesto
- Spread homemade pesto on crostini.
- Use pesto as a sandwich spread.
- Brighten a plain pasta dish with pesto.
- Add a layer of pesto to lasagna or add some to the ricotta cheese filling mixture.
- Use it to fill stuffed chicken rolls.
- Make easy crescent pinwheel snacks.
- Make a dip by mixing pesto into ranch dressing, yogurt, or mayonnaise.
Spinach Pesto
This easy spinach pesto makes a tasty spread for sandwiches and snacks. It also makes a delicious filling for chicken breasts.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 16 servings 1x
- Category: Spinach, Parmesan Cheese
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup basil leaves, packed, about 2 ounces
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves, packed, about 4 ounces
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse until smooth. Taste and add salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
- Use it as an appetizer spread or dip or spread it over baked fish or chicken.
- The recipe makes about 2 cups, and it may be frozen in small portions.
