Parsley and Walnut Pesto
What do you do at the end of the week when you haven’t gone grocery shopping?
I usually make strange or boring things. My survival foods lately (especially when hubs is gone) have been patty melts and BLTs. It’s like living in a diner.
Luckily, I put on my thinking (read: Googling) cap and came up with this pesto this weekend. It’s a Cooking Light recipe + cheese, because what pesto in its right mind doesn’t have cheese? Ridiculous. I know it’s Cooking Light, but really.
Anyways, this is a great alternative to the basic red sauce. I don’t have to tell you why pesto’s great, I’m sure you know. Just know that this one is good, too, even though it’s not made with basil. It still tastes fresh and bright. Provided you have parsley in the first place, and you don’t let your parsley go brown in your fridge, like I usually do. I was just lucky this time. I have a real knack for neglecting my herbs.
So appreciate your herbs! Chop them up in a food processor and eat them in all their green glory.
PS. I apologize to my sister-in-law in advance for this post. I seem to be posting a lot of carby recipes that she can’t partake in right now. Love you, sis! You could put this pesto on some veggies, too. 🙂
PPS. Do all of my photos look the same? Should learn how to take better photos? Any advice or thoughts from other food bloggers?
Parsley and Walnut Pesto
(only slightly altered from Cooking Light)
- 3 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves (about 2 1/2 ounces)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/4-1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth.
My herbs always get forgotten in the fridge too! Pesto is one of my survival foods as well, although I usually cheat and use the jarred kind. I bet this would be a nice change from eating basil pesto all the time!
This sounds soo good! I often use up my leftover baby spinach or arugula instead of herbs…great way to sneak the veggie in on a kid or husband 🙂
Yum! Looks great Natalie! I made traditional pesto last week. Had to break in the food processor. It turned out great. I’m happy I found this different twist! How do you take such awesome food pics?! Hope you’re doing well! Miss you guys!
Thanks for the reminder that I have tons of parsley in the fridge and need to use it, now.