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If you know how to make your own sauces, endless possibilities open up in the culinary world. This pesto sauce recipe is a variation of the first “gourmet” sauce I ever made back in college about 15 years ago. I’ve enjoyed pesto ever since. There is so much you can add it to: pizza, pasta, chicken, lasagne, calzones and more…. Here I have used spinach.
Spinach Pesto Recipe Ingredients
Ingredients
- -2 cups of loose fresh spinach
- -1/2 cup olive oil
- -1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
- -1 T garlic (or more as desired)
- -Optional 1 T dried basil (fresh is better, but I didn't have any at the time)
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in a blender, and blend until you receive the desired consistency.
- You can store in the refrigerator for up to a week or freeze with a layer of olive oil on top for up to 6 months.
Spinach Pesto Pizza
You can take half of the pesto sauce and add another 1/3 to 3/4 cup of olive oil and mix it in to your favorite pasta (freeze the rest of the pesto sauce for a rainy day). Below is a picture of pasta some thoughtful friends gave us for our kids (thank you Julie and Clan). Can you see a ship shaped pasta somewhere?
Pesto Pasta: The Ship
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Basil Pesto & Sourdough Pizza Crust
Cilantro Lime Pesto & Black Bean Burrito
Shared @ Seasonal Recipe Round-Up, Whole Foods Wednesday, Allergy-Free Wednesdays, & Seasonal Inspirations.
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It’s always great to have a good pesto recipe in your pocket. Thanks for sharing this week at Allergy-Free Wednesdays! We’d love for you to join us again next week.
Have a great weekend! ~Michelle, AFW Hostess
Love all the ideas for how to use this pesto–it looks so good!
Sonja, have you thought about sharing this recipe on the Spinach Recipe Round Up at Gnowfglins? I’m just an avid reader, but think this would be an addition that many would appreciate.
Here’s the link, if you want to check it out: http://gnowfglins.com/2012/05/11/spinach-seasonal-recipe-round-up/
Hi Holly, Thanks for the heads up and for stopping by! I am going to check it out now!