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Pepita - Parsley Pesto Recipe


Pepita - Parsley Pesto Recipe
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I took advantage not only of my parsley and chives, but also used up a good handful of freshly roasted pumpkin and acorn squash seeds (they taste the same, just smaller!) in place of the pine nuts. A couple cloves of garlic and a splash of toasted se... More

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Ingredients
  • 100g fresh parsley
  • 30g fresh garlic chives
  • 3 large cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup in-shell, toasted pumpkin seeds
  • red pepper flakes (to taste)
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup water

Directions
  1. Combine parsley, chives, garlic and pumpkin seeds in a food processor and pulse to chop finely.
  2. Add pepper flakes, salt and Parmesan and pulse in.
  3. With the machine running, stream in the oils and water, mixing to a smooth puree.
  4. Store in the fridge, or freeze for later.

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Amount Per Serving
Calories: 51.9
Total Fat: 3.9 g
Cholesterol: 0.7 mg
Sodium: 40.6 mg
Total Carbs: 3.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 1.6 g


What a cool recipe, i need this kind of stuff
thanks 5 points that mean nothing,you can't cash em in, you don't get a trophy, you don't enen get a parking place reserved, but for the thoughtful recipe, you get a place in my heart
5 pts.................................


Nice! I have 3 pumpkins waiting to be de-seeded this weekend. Now I know what I cna do with them other than roasting them! Nice idea...Lin


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