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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.

32 K 3/5 (2 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

4.45 €

1 kg 500 g

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: January 16^th 2022

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For 1 kg 500 g, you will need:

1 300 ml pistachios
2 600 ml fresh spinach
3 300 ml Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
4 2 lemon
5 6 ml vitamin C (optional)
6 300 ml olive oil
7 salt
8 pepper

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Spread 300 ml pistachios out on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 15 minutes.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 600 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) 300 ml Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), the juice and zest of 2 lemon, 6 ml vitamin C (if possible), 300 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	200 RDI=80 %	100 RDI=9 %	540 RDI=80 %	6,020 RDI=300 %	25,180 RDI: 300 %
Per 100 g	10 RDI=4 %	5 RDI=1 %	30 RDI=5 %	350 RDI=20 %	1,490 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg 500 g : 12.85 €

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