Basil Pesto with Walnuts
Mark Boughton Photography
- Yield: 8 servings
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 0 mins
Walnuts are a mother lode of omega-3 fats, which are beneficial for heart disease, cognitive degeneration, and osteoarthritis.
Ingredients
- 3cloves garlic
- 1 1/4cups fresh basil leaves, packed
- 1/4cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- 1/4cup walnuts, toasted
- 1/4teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/8teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place garlic in a food processor; pulse to finely chop. Add remaining ingredients; pulse until smooth. Makes about 1 cup.
Recipe by Peter Bronski.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 100
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 10g
- Saturated Fat 1.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 100mg
- Potassium 45mg
- Carbohydrate 1g
- Fiber 0.5g
- Sugars 0g
- Protein 2g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 7%
- Vitamin C 3%
- Calcium 5%
- Iron 2%
