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Pistachio and spinach pesto

You are no doubt familiar with classic pesto, made with basil and pine nuts. Here's a winter version with spinach and pistachios that's just as delicious.

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Last modified on: January 16^th 2022

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For 1 kg, you will need:

1 200 ml pistachios
2 400 ml fresh spinach
3 200 ml Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
4 1 lemon
5 4 ml vitamin C (optional)
6 200 ml olive oil
7 salt
8 pepper

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
19 min.	15 min.	34 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Spread 200 ml pistachios out on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 15 minutes.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 400 ml fresh spinach and drain well, but leave raw.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Put the spinach in a high-sided jug or bowl with the cooled pistachios, the sliced (or grated) 200 ml Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), the juice and zest of 1 lemon, 4 ml vitamin C (if possible), 200 ml olive oil, salt and pepper.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Use a stick blender to blend thoroughly until evenly mixed, adding a little more olive oil if necessary to get the right consistency.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 5

Your spinach and pistachio pesto is ready. If not using it immediately, keep in a sealed jar in the fridge.

Remarks

It's not absolutely necessary to toast the pistachios so, if you are in a hurry, just add them raw. Do however try to make sure they at least have the skins off.

As always with pesto, the amounts stated are for guidance, so feel free to adapt to suit your taste.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge in a sealed jar.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,010 Kcal or 16,789 Kj	131 gr	66 gr	358 gr
201 %	51 %	6 %	54 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
355 Kcal or 1,486 Kj	12 gr	6 gr	32 gr
18 %	4 %	1 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg : 8.54 €

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