Recipe courtesy of Merrill Stubbs
Arugula Pesto
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 cups
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 329
- Total Fat
- 33
- Saturated Fat
- 6
- Carbohydrates
- 4
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 1
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 9
- Sodium
- 213
- Total: 10 min
- Active: 10 min
Ingredients
1 lemon, plus extra if needed
2 fat cloves garlic
16 cups (320g) loosely packed arugula
2/3 cup (70g) grated Pecorino
6 tablespoons roasted, salted almonds
Large pinch red pepper flakes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup (240ml) olive oil, plus extra if needed
Directions
- To make the pesto, zest and juice the lemon, straining out the seeds, and add both to the bowl of a food processor. Add the garlic, arugula, Pecorino, almonds, red pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Pulse everything until it's finely chopped, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
- With the food processor running, slowly pour in the olive oil until everything is blended into a paste. Taste and add more salt, pepper, lemon juice or olive oil if needed. Transfer the pesto to an airtight container and refrigerate it for up to 10 days.
Cook’s Note
Pesto is a make-ahead dream. It's a means for cleaning out your fridge and pantry, it freezes beautifully, and it plays nice with everything from meat and fish to pasta and grains to soups, salads and vegetables.