This flavorful spinach and walnut pesto is easy to make and will transform your meal into a 5-star dish. It's great served with linguine pasta. Add 1/3 to 1/2 cup pesto to each pound of pasta.
Ingredients
- baby spinach: 2 cups (stems removed, fresh)
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese: 1 cup
- parsley leaves: 1 cup (chopped, fresh)
- walnuts: 0.5 cup (chopped)
- water: 0.25 cup
- garlic: 3 clove
- salt: 0.25 tsp (to taste)
- ground black pepper: 0.125 tsp
- extra-virgin olive oil: 0.5 cup
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Stages of cooking
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Place spinach, Parmesan cheese, parsley, walnuts, water, garlic, salt, and pepper in a food processor; blend until well combined. Pour in oil slowly, while processor is running, until mixture forms a smooth paste.