Green Garlic Pesto

A vibrant pesto-style sauce, crafted from young green garlic shoots, offers a delicious accompaniment for pasta.

Category Tags:

PastaSauce

Cuisine Tags:

Italian

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Instructions

  1. Trim green garlic root ends, then finely chop, rinse, and thoroughly dry the shoots.

  2. In a large pan over medium-high heat, cook the chopped green garlic with vegetable oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt for 3 minutes until soft; allow it to cool.

  3. Pulse pine nuts in a food processor until chopped, then set them aside.

  4. Process the cooled green garlic until bright green and smooth, scraping sides as needed.

  5. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil.

  6. Pulse in the reserved nuts and cheese, then season with additional salt to taste.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 413 kcal
Carbohydrate: 27 g
Cholesterol: 7 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 8 g
Saturated Fat: 5 g
Sodium: 461 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Fat: 32 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g