Recipe: Tasty Walnut Pesto

Walnut Pesto. A traditional winter pesto made from parsley and walnuts instead of basil and pine nuts. I usually think of pesto as a summer food, given the way the basil takes over in the garden. This Basil Walnut Pesto isn't one of them.

Make a delicious alternative to traditional pine nut pesto with this recipe for walnut pesto sauce. "A cheaper alternative to pesto made with pine nuts. You can use raw or toasted walnuts. This Basil Walnut Pesto is chock full of healthy fats, specifically from a superfood nut. You can cook Walnut Pesto using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Walnut Pesto

1. Prepare 1 cup of dried basil.
2. You need 2 tablespoons of dried parsley flakes.
3. You need 1/3 cup of lemon juice.
4. You need 1-1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt.
5. It's 2 cups of walnuts.
6. Prepare 2/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
7. Prepare 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
8. Prepare 1 tablespoon of minced garlic.
9. It's As needed of warm water.

This pesto is easy to make and can be kept on-hand for several days. This pesto also makes a tasty sandwich spread or veggie dip. Blended in a single minute, this creamy pesto recipe yields enough sauce to coat a pound of pasta for an easy dinner fresh from the herb garden. Substitute pine nuts for the walnuts if you'd like.

Walnut Pesto step by step

1. Measure out the parsley and basil. Add water and stir getting any dry lumps totally wet. Let sit 10 minutes. Have just enough water to barely cover the herbs. Let sit for 10 minutes covered.
2. Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend into a paste. It's ready to use. Can store in refrigerator in an airtight container for 3 weeks. I hope you enjoy!!!.

To serve with pasta, stir in ½ cup pasta cooking liquid to the pesto until smooth and toss to coat, or serve. This is my favorite pesto recipe; rich but healthy due to "good" fats from olive oil and walnuts. It comes from "The Omega Diet." I usually freeze half the recipe for future use. Place spinach, walnuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, lemon juice, and crushed red pepper in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Walnut Pesto Crostini Adapted slightly from Jody Williams at Gottino in the West Village.