How to Make Spinach Pesto Sauce

You can use this versatile sauce with almost anything - add to pasta, spread on grilled chicken or fish or as a dip for crudites...the list is endless.

Recipe By: midnight kitchen (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/111)
Serves 6 Cook: 5 min

Ingredients

Spinach 1 pack (200g)
Unsalted nuts 1/2 cup
Garlic 2-4 cloves
Cheese 1/2 cup
Salt 1-2 tsp
Pepper as you like
Lemon or lime 1/2
Olive oil 100ml

Method

1
Here are the ingredients. Wash the spinach and drain thoroughly. Microwave the garlic for a minute if you don't like its strong smell.
2
Blend the spinach, nuts, garlic and grated cheese well. Add the salt & pepper, lemon juice and olive oil and mix well until smooth.
3
Season to taste with salt & pepper. It's ready to use.

Tips & Note

Use whilst freshly made.

How to Make Spinach Pesto Sauce

You can use this versatile sauce with almost anything - add to pasta, spread on grilled chicken or fish or as a dip for crudites...the list is endless.

Recipe By: midnight kitchen (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/111)

Serves 6

Cook: 5 min

Ingredients

Spinach 1 pack (200g)
Unsalted nuts 1/2 cup
Garlic 2-4 cloves
Cheese 1/2 cup
Salt 1-2 tsp
Pepper as you like
Lemon or lime 1/2
Olive oil 100ml

How to Make Spinach Pesto Sauce

Recipe ID :1734 Posted on 17 MAR 2016

Serves 6

Cook 5min
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You can use this versatile sauce with almost anything - add to pasta, spread on grilled chicken or fish or as a dip for crudites...the list is endless.

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1 pack (200g)
1/2 cup
2-4 cloves
1/2 cup
1-2 tsp
as you like
1/2
100ml

Method

Cook
5min
1
Here are the ingredients. Wash the spinach and drain thoroughly. Microwave the garlic for a minute if you don't like its strong smell.
2
Blend the spinach, nuts, garlic and grated cheese well. Add the salt & pepper, lemon juice and olive oil and mix well until smooth.
3
Season to taste with salt & pepper. It's ready to use.
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