Kale Pesto

This Kale Pesto may just become your new favorite go-to recipe for pasta, pizza, and sandwiches!

And because we're using simple ingredients like walnuts, garlic, and grated parmesan cheese, you're already likely going to have everything in your pantry. No kale on hand? Try our parsley pesto which is also fabulous.

I love how versatile this recipe is. You can use the kale pesto as a sandwich spread or even for dipping.

But my absolute favorite way of using the kale pesto is to combine it with spaghetti pasta. That and some additional freshly grated parmesan cheese and I am in pasta heaven.

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1 Ingredients

2 How to make Kale Pesto

3 How To Store Kale Pesto

4 How Long Does Pesto Last

5 More Easy Recipes

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Ingredients

Some ingredients can be swapped without any loss of flavor.

• 4 cups KALE
• 1 clove GARLIC
• ½ cup WALNUTS - alternatively use pine nuts
• ½ cup PARMESAN - grate,
• ½ cup OLIVE OIL - avocado oil will work, too
• ½ LEMON

How to make Kale Pesto

1. Wash the kale, and remove the leaves from the stem. Peel cloves of garlic cloves.
2. Add the kale leaves, fresh garlic cloves, grated parmesan cheese, and walnuts into your food processor. Blend until they are smooth.
3. Season with salt and pepper and you're ready to serve.

How To Store Kale Pesto

And if you're a fan of meal prep, you're going to love this recipe. Once made, store the pesto in an air-tight container like this one.

How Long Does Pesto Last

The pesto should last in your fridge for about 7 days. Another advantage of making pesto is that it also freezes very well.

You should have no problem freezing the pesto cubes for about 6-8 months.

Tip: If you plan to freeze the kale, simply pour the pesto into an ice cube tray. Once frozen, transfer the cubes into a freezable ziplock bag.

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• Kale Chips
• Kale Banana Smoothie
• Ranch Dressing
• Kale and Blueberry Salad
• Classic Pea Salad

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Kale Pesto

Kale and Walnut Pesto perfect for pasta dips, and spreads. 

Servings: 6

PREP TIME: 5 minutes minutes

TOTAL TIME: 5 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 4 cups kale
• ▢ 1 clove garlic
• ▢ ½ cup walnuts
• ▢ ½ cup Parmesan
• ▢ ½ cup olive oil
• ▢ ½ lemon

Instructions

• Wash, and dry the kale. and tear the leaves into bite-sized pieces. 
• Add kale, walnuts, garlic, parmesan, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper into a food processor. Blend until smooth. 

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Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 282mg | Vitamin A: 4525IU | Vitamin C: 58.5mg | Calcium: 178mg | Iron: 1.2mg

Author: Maike Corbett

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