Whole30 Summer Harvest Pesto is here to not only help give you a magic elixir to dress up your Whole30 dishes BUT to use up those garden greens and herbs growing on your patio garden!
Who else has suddenly become an avid gardener since the stay at home orders???
I have all my patio garden babies I look at everyday while I work from home. I am also at war with slugs and deer.
Or have you gone cray like Koda?
The deer have chewed my pretty roses down to twigs and my dahlias were destroyed due to slugs! I managed to save my daises and one rose bush though!
Any ways I had a TON of basil on hand. So that means pesto!
I love having pesto on hand ALWAYS (being brought up in an Italian household- this is IMPORTANT stuff). Sauces and pestos are mandatory and they must be made from scratch!
In the words of Antoni from Queer Eye, "Let's make some Italian green sauce!" - he's adorable BTW
Basically this Whole30 pesto comes together in about 5 minutes. YUP. 5 minutes.
Throw the basil, rosemary, dill, thyme, parsley, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and nutritional yeast in a food processor and give it a quick whirl!
DONE.
Toss with a salad (as the dressing)
Mix in with spaghetti squash and grilled chicken (SO GOOD)
Stir in with cauliflower rice or make it into a marinade for chicken, fish, or steak!
Or if not doing a Whole30, toss it with some pasta!
Stay tuned for next week where I share another recipe using this pesto!
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Whole30 Summer Harvest Pesto
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
Description
Whole30 + Keto Dairy Free Pesto- fresh and simple from using pantry staples and your garden herbs!
Ingredients
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup pine nuts
1 ½ cups chopped basil
½ cup of chopped parsley
¼ cup of fresh rosemary (about 3 stems)
1 tbs dried thyme
1 tbs dried dill
Pinch of sea salt
¼ tsp red chili flakes
Juice from 1 lemon
Instructions
In a food processor, add all ingredients and pulse until smooth.
Store in refrigerator for up to a week or freeze into ice cubes and keeps for 3-4 months!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Sauces
Keywords: whole30, keto, dairy free, simple, basil
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