Parsley Pesto With Sun-Dried Tomatoes
"Last night, in the mood for something delicious and healthy (in that order), I made pesto using parsley. I always keep parsley in the fridge –it’s a staple for me, as are lemons and garlic. I consider these types of ingredients the building blocks of good food; hence, keeping these items in my kitchen is a must!
Top your favorite high-protein, gluten-free pasta with this power packed parsley pesto –parsley is considered a superfood– and you have a dish that not only tastes good, it’s good for you too! Enjoy."
photo by FLKeysJen
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup sun-dried tomato
- 1⁄2 cup pine nuts
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
directions
- In a food processor, place parsley and pulse briefly.
- Add sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, garlic, lemon juice and salt, then pulse until almost smooth.
- Drizzle in olive oil and pulse again briefly to incorporate.
- Serve with pasta, sesame crackers or walnut crackers.
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Reviews
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Very flavorful! The lemon, garlic and other flavors keep this from being too "parsley-ey"...I made a pizza with this as the base plus goat cheese, mozarella, parmesan. Delicious without any meat or other toppings! Parsley is the new basil! -
I can hardly wait til my oldest daughter gets home and tries this. I had a large outdoor container of parsley to clean up before the frost got it and in the freezer we had sun-dried yellow grape tomatoes #14681. Very delish and will be a repeat each harvest year. Just wanted to add that I had 4 cups parsley loosely measured in a cup then chopped it which became 2 cups so I just doubled the recipe. I always wonder about the measurement of some foods based on the order of the wording - 1 cup chopped parsley......1 cup parsley chopped // it definitetly effects the measurement???? UPDATED TO ADD THE STARS THIS RECIPE DESERVES!
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Easy to make and delicious! Served with French baguette slices. I think you could skip the salt or the lemon in this but not both-either one or the other. Italian aka flat leaf parsley is best for this recipe. Made for Best of 2012. -
Very good, the sun dried tomatoes really make it. I halved the pine nuts. I think it would be even better with double the parsley next time. -
yum!
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The seeds of <a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com/">elanaspantry.com</a> were planted in 1993 when I formed my first business <a href="http://ecosav.com/" target="_blank">ecosav</a>, an environmental consulting firm, specializing in recycling.
One day, at the peak of my business success, I woke up and found myself in my 30’s, living in NYC with a husband, toddler and an infant.
What was I doing, I wondered? I felt like a fish out of water. I wanted to raise my boys in a simple environment, similar to the one in which I grew up in Northern California.
My husband and I decided a change of scenery was in order and within a year we moved our family to Colorado. When the last box was unpacked, I realized I was going to be a restless stay at home mom. Even though I remained involved in my New York consulting business, I was really looking for a new venture relevant to my life as a mother.
In my 20’s I studied ayurvedic cooking. When my son and I were diagnosed with celiac disease, this three-year study came in handy. Celiac disease is an inherited autoimmune disorder triggered by eating gluten. Out of necessity my cooking took on an entirely new dimension as we both went on a gluten-free diet.
Unwilling to cook two separate meals each night for my family, I needed to make gluten free food that tasted like regular food. Would I be able to do this well enough to convince my husband to come home for dinner?
I threw myself into this culinary challenge and my husband, a tough critic, held nothing back. With much trial and many errors, I developed a gluten free repertoire that tastes delicious. Friends and family now ask for my recipes, even those who are not on restricted diets!
While my cooking might not be complex, I appreciate that my food brings people together –those who eat regular food and those who can’t –to break bread in the warmth of my kitchen. I love to make food that is not only good for you, but actually tastes good. This has become a passion for me.
