Josh and I almost always have some sort of leafy green in the fridge. I like them for salads, dinner dishes, and even smoothies. This time around we had a bunch of spinach.
Pesto is made with simple ingredients, but it creates a variety of flavors that'll satisfy your tastes buds without a doubt!
Driving home from Nashville, I noticed a handful of billboards announcing how much the average American wastes (this wasn't the first time I had noticed this...) and I'm really trying to commit to using everything that we buy. So, the spinach being a couple days old, was ready for new life in this super tasty, earthy, and lightly bitter "pesto."
Pesto is so easy to make, and pairing it with dishes seems almost endless.
(and wine... pair it with wine...)
What You'll Need:
-1 or 2 Large Cloves of Garlic
-1 Heaping Cup Spinach
-1/4 Cup Walnuts, chopped and roasted
-2 1/2 Tbsp Parmesan
-3 1/2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1. Heat the oven to 400º F. Roast the chopped walnuts until fragrant. This doesn't take much time at all, 5 minutes at most.
2. In a food processor, or blender, add the olive oil, spinach, garlic, parmesan, and once the walnuts have cooled, the walnuts! Blend until a paste has formed.
Toss this in pasta, top off meat with it, maybe use it in place of sauce on a pizza or a flatbread? Whatever you choose, enjoy! :)
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PDF download: Mediterranean Lemon Chicken
This download is an index card sized recipe card download for the lemon Chicken that Josh
and I enjoyed with our Spinach Pesto!
We paired our spinach "pesto" with lemon chicken, and roasted potatoes. I had actually bought asparagus to go with this meal specifically, and somehow completely forgot to make it! :( However, I was still satisfied with the meal.
Don't forget to download our free recipe card! It's a pdf download, and it'll fit perfectly onto an index card! Not to mention, that lemon chicken was amazing with the Spinach "Pesto!"
Tell us what you think - or comment below what you'd pair it with?
As always, enjoy!!
