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Arugula Pesto

featured in Delicious Ways To Eat Your Greens (For People Who Hate Salad)

This simple and delicious pesto is a perfect way to add some flavor to any dish. Featuring a blend of peppery arugula, garlic, and walnuts, it's the perfect accompaniment to pasta, pizza, and more.

Rachel Gaewski
Tasty Team
90% would make again

10 minutes

Arugula Pesto

Inspired by tasty.co

10 minutes

Ingredients

for 6 servings

  • 4 cups fresh arugula (80 g), packed
  • ⅓ cup walnuts (35 g)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup olive oil (80 g)

Nutrition Info

  • Calories 75
  • Fat 7g
  • Carbs 1g
  • Fiber 0g
  • Sugar 0g
  • Protein 1g

Estimated values based on one serving size.

Preparation

  1. In a food processor, combine the arugula, walnuts, garlic, lemon juice, water, and salt, and process until finely chopped.
  2. Slowly stream in the olive oil while continuing to process until the pesto is smooth.
  3. Serve on grain bowls, pizza, pasta, toast, and more!
  4. Enjoy!
  5. Don't just wing it -- plan it! Use our meal planner tool in the Tasty app. Download here.

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