Pea And Walnut Pesto Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

This kid-friendly pesto is made with frozen peas, so it's ideal for those days when there's not much in the pantry or when fresh basil is scarce. Serve it over pasta, dollop it on cherry tomato halves, scoop it up with carrots and celery, or enjoy it as a spread atop slices of toasted baguette or focaccia. Make it a meal: roast some veggiesthink eggplant, zucchini, red peppers, and sliced portobello mushrooms (or whatever veggies you have on hand or prefer). While they're roasting, bring a pot of water to a boil, and add your favorite pasta (farfalle works nicely with pesto). Drain the pasta, transfer it to a bowl, drizzle with some good-quality extra virgin olive oil, and toss it with the pea and walnut pesto. Top with the roasted veggies, and voildinner is servedThe roasted veggie + pesto combo also makes a great paninisplit some focaccia or crusty rolls, spread with pesto, and layer with roasted vegetables and fresh mozzarella. Warm in the oven or a panini press, or enjoy it cold. Tips: don't care for walnuts? Try substituting pine nuts or pecans. The cheese guy offers an ou-kosher certified, chalav yisroel pecorino romano made in sardinia, italy. If you can't find it at your local kosher grocer, you can order it online from grow and behold. Though the purveyor is best known for it's antibiotic-and hormone-free kosher pastured meats, it also happens to carry some great (and hard-to-find) kosher cheese varieties, wild salmon, and the gefilteria's artisanal gefilte fish loaves.

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Ingredients for Pea And Walnut Pesto Recipe

  • 1/2 cup Frozen peas
  • 0.08 cup Walnuts
  • 1/2 ounce 55 gm pecorino romano
  • 3/4 Large Cloves Garlic
  • 0.08 cup 85 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • As required Salt To Taste
Nutrition
value
334
calories per serving
29 g Fat7 g Protein11 g Carbs6 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    29g
  • Protein
    7g
  • Carbs
    11g
  • Fiber
    6g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    11g
  • Protein
    7g
  • Fiber
    6g

Fats

  • Fat
    29g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    47mg
  • Iron
    2mg
  • Vitamin A
    94mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    49mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    29mg
  • Vitamin E
    4mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    60mg
  • Manganese
    2mg
  • Phosphorus
    93mg
  • Selenium
    2mcg
  • Zinc
    1mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats