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Skinny Kale Basil Pesto

Mar 14, 2014 5 Comments

Skinny Kale Basil Pesto

Several weeks ago, I made my first attempt at cooking a skinny pesto. For my second post at Fiterazzi, I decided to tweak that recipe and added another superfood to the pesto–kale! I also reduced the amount of miso paste in the pesto, as I found the miso to be a bit overpowering last time. My, oh my, this pesto sauce was delicious! The best part is that this pesto sauce can be prepared in just 10 minutes!

Skinny Kale Basil Pesto

Skinny Kale Basil Pesto (inspired by Eat, Live, Run)
Makes About 3/4 Cup of Pesto
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cooking Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

    • 2 cups packed kale leaves
    • 1.5 cups packed basil leaves
    • 1/2 small lemon, juiced
    • 3 garlic cloves
    • 1 TBS miso paste
    • 2 TBS freshly grated parmesan cheese
    • 1/2 TBS chopped walnuts
    • 1 TBS water
    • 1/2 TBS olive oil

Directions

    1. Remove the kale and basil leaves from the stem and rinse.
    2. Roughly chop the kale leaves so that they fit inside a food processor.
    3. Place the kale and basil leaves into a food processor and chop until the leaves turn into small pieces.
    4. Add the rest of the ingredients into the food processor and mix until everything is well blended.
    5. Pour out all the ingredients into a dish and enjoy with your favorite dishes!

Notes

    • I am a garlic lover, so I tend to use at least 3 cloves of garlic in my cooking. Feel free to adjust to your taste.
    • Need ideas for using the pesto sauce? Here are two: (1) pesto pizza with cauliflower crust; (2) egg pesto salad bowl.

Pesto Pizza & Egg Pesto Salad

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  1. Ani says

    March 14, 2014 at 6:54 am

    Yum this sounds great! I love making variations on the traditional basil pesto. I have recipes for broccoli and asparagus pesto on my blog.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      March 14, 2014 at 8:20 am

      Asparagus pesto? I’ve never tried that before! I’ll definitely check it out on your blog!

      Reply
      • Ani says

        March 14, 2014 at 10:28 am

        Yeah give it a try – http://milesforthought.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/asparagus-pesto/

        Reply
  2. sarahpie13 says

    March 14, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    I love pesto! I make an all kale pesto in the summer for putting on pasta but this sounds like a great combo.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      March 14, 2014 at 5:16 pm

      Yes, please do! I love the flavor that the basil adds to the pesto.

      Reply

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