Sometimes you just need a good, simple pesto recipe. I love this one because it’s a little different (I use spinach instead of the traditional basil), but the recipe is so flexible you can get creative! This Easy Spinach Pesto is gonna be your new go-to sauce for everything.
How to make pesto you ask? Throw all the ingredients into a food processor or blender and boom bam pow you have pesto!
This goes great over my Grilled Flank Steak or really any steak, chicken, fish or veggie recipe!
You can also make this ahead of time and pop it in the fridge or freeze for longer use! Hope you love it!
Easy Spinach Pesto
Description
Easy Spinach Pesto that goes great over fish, chicken, steak or veggies!
Ingredients
- 3 cups spinach (can also use basil, arugula or any greens!)
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- pinch of pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor or blender add the spinach, garlic, pine nuts, cheese, salt and pepper and pulse until well combined, but not totally smooth. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while pulsing. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Pesto can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge for 7-10 days or frozen for 3 months.
Pam
Any place special you get your pine nuts? They are quite pricey!!
Life is but a Dish
Trader Joe’s!
Theresa Gunderman
Use walnuts instead of EXPENSIVE pine nuts
Amy
I made this today with pepitas, very good!
★★★★★
Kimberly Savage
More a question than a comment. Why use spinach vs basil? Maybe just that spinach is cheaper? Like the advice to use walnuts or pepitas vs pine nuts to save money. I’m definitely on a budget!
Life is but a Dish
Just a twist on the classic pesto!
C
Also not as strong of flavoe as basil.
Anne
I used a full lemon and almonds with spinach and I had no leftovers. My hubby actually put extra pesto on his food. This is a very nice easy recipe for pesto that I’m going to have fun playing with..trying different nuts, different greens, etc. thank you!!
★★★★★
Tarikk
Does it have to be cooked/steeamed spinach or can I work with raw?
Life is but a Dish
I’ve only used raw
Kelly
Thank you for a great recipe & beautiful pictures without a full-on manifesto of text…oh, the scrolling! I will be back for more recipes.
★★★★★
Life is but a Dish
You’re so welcome!
Teetine
Easy and delicious. My steak is better thanks to it. I love your recipe.
★★★★★
Life is but a Dish
Hooray!
Thegiftsports
I cannot buy pine nuts. So I replaced it with walnuts. It was also great.
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Life is but a Dish
Glad to know!