Artichoke Pesto

A Giada DeLaurentiis recipe. The lemon flavor is prominent so you may want to decrease the amount of zest or juice if you are not a lemon lover.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package frozen artichoke hearts, thawed
• 1  cup fresh parsley leaves, packed down
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped toasted walnuts
• 1  lemon, juice and zest of
• 2  garlic cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2⁄3 cup  grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1. In a food processor combine the artichokes, parsley, walnuts, lemon zest and juice, garlic, salt, and pepper.
2. Run the machine to finely chop all the ingredients, stopping the machine a few times to scrape down the sides.
3. Then, with the machine running, drizzle in the extra-virgin olive oil.
4. Mix in parmesan and serve with crostini.