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Spring Salad with Pesto Vinaigrette

May 14, 2024

Don't be intimidated by this recipe. Once you prepare the pesto, it can be used for another dinner option and for the dressing. If you are short on time, you can also purchase crispy garbanzo beans in the snack section, but preparing them is easy. Spring Salad Ingredients: 2 cups Butter Lettuce 1 bunch asparagus, tender sections only-blanched briefly in hot water ½ cup snow peas 1 cup sugar snap peas 2 radishes, thinly sliced ½ cup goat cheese crumbles 1 avocado, pitted and diced Sprinkle of lemon juice and lemon zest from one lemon ½ cup roasted chickpeas (see recipe that follows) ¼ cup toasted and chopped pistachio nuts Sprigs of fresh basil and mint (or chives and tarragon) Sea salt and fresh ground pepper ½...

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Warming Winter Greens Pesto

February 20, 2024

In The Kitchen

Not only is this delicious winter greens pesto recipe delicious, but it is also a gift for your heart. It has walnuts, which supply antioxidants and nutrients like magnesium and omega fatty acids. Walnuts deliver a plant-based fatty acid, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), which is essential for heart health. The leafy greens are rich in fiber, potassium, vitamin K, magnesium, calcium, and folate, all-important supporters of cardiometabolic health. More importantly, the leafy greens are directly converted into nitric oxide, a powerful component in optimizing cardiac health. This pesto is exceptionally versatile and can be used over meats, vegetables, hummus, or vegetable noodles. Give it a try! Your heart will thank you!! Ingredients 7-8 cups of winter greens like kale, Swiss chard, beet greens, and baby spinach, stemmed and torn into...

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Avocado Pesto

September 26, 2023

In The Kitchen

This pesto is versatile and easy to throw together and use more than once during the week. It can be easily thrown together in the food processor. It will keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Use it tossed with pasta and grilled shrimp, fish, or chicken. Roast vegetables and toss a few tablespoons with them once they are out of the oven. One of our favorite ways to use this pesto is on a portobello mushroom topped with thinly sliced tomatoes and mozzarella cheese and roasted in the oven. Avocado Pesto 1 ripe avocado 1 cup packed fresh basil ¼ cup salted or unsalted pistachios (adjust by adding no salt if using salted) 2 T lemon juice ¼ t pepper 3 garlic cloves ¼ to 1/3...

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Shrimp and Avocado Pesto

March 7, 2023

In The Kitchen

Avocado Pesto Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado 1 cup packed fresh basil 1⁄4 cup salted or unsalted pistachios or walnuts (adjust by adding no salt if using salted) 2 T lemon juice 1⁄4 t pepper 3 garlic cloves 1⁄4 to 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil Directions: Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend to a paste. Add additional olive oil or filtered water to achieve a smooth sauce. Toss 2-3 tablespoons of the pesto with cooked pasta, vegetable noodles, or quinoa, and top with protein and roasted vegetables. Toss 2 tablespoons of pesto with cut-up vegetables and roast at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Toss 2-3 tablespoons of pesto with cut-up chicken, tofu or shrimp, vegetables, and sweet potatoes. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and...

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Avocado Pesto

September 13, 2022

In The Kitchen

This Avocado Pesto recipe is a healthy alternative to your standard basil pesto recipe. Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado 1 cup packed fresh basil 1⁄4 cup salted or unsalted pistachios or walnuts (adjust by adding no salt if using salted) 2 T lemon juice 1⁄4 t pepper 3 garlic cloves 1⁄4 to 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend to a paste. Add additional olive oil or filtered water to achieve a smooth sauce. Toss 2-3 tablespoons of the pesto with cooked pasta, vegetable noodles, or quinoa, and top with protein and roasted vegetables. Toss 2 tablespoons of pesto with cut-up vegetables and roast at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes Toss 2-3 tablespoons of pesto with cut-up chicken, tofu...

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Walnut and Healthy Greens Pesto

February 21, 2022

In The Kitchen

Do not be turned off by this recipe. It is delicious, and you can think of this recipe as a gift for your heart. It has walnuts which supply antioxidants and nutrients like magnesium and omega fatty acids. Walnuts deliver a plant-based fatty acid, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), essential for heart health. The leafy greens are rich in fiber, potassium, vitamin K, magnesium, calcium, and folate, all-important supporters of cardiometabolic health. More importantly, the leafy greens are directly converted into nitric oxide, a powerful component in optimizing cardiac health. This pesto is exceptionally versatile and can be used over meats, vegetables, hummus, or vegetable noodles. Give it a try! Your heart will thank you!! Ingredients 7-8 cups of winter greens like kale, Swiss chard, beet greens, and baby spinach,...

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Carrot Top Pesto

October 11, 2021

In The Kitchen

If you are lucky enough to find local carrots with the tops still on don’t throw out the leaves. One of the things I like to make with the leaf tops is Carrot Top Pesto. It is easy, delicious, nutritious, and helps decrease food waste. My recipe uses walnuts for brain health and cancer protection, nutritional yeast for that wonderful umami flavor, and is delicious on pasta, sandwiches or even pizza. Recipe courtesy of our Friends at Pharmacy In Your Kitchen. Please follow them for more delicious recipes! Ingredients: 2 cups carrot tops, no stems, washed 1/2 cup basil leaves packed 1/3 cup walnuts 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1 garlic clove 1/2 cup olive oil salt and pepper Directions: Place all the ingredients except the oil in a food...

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Arugula Pesto Cauliflower Pizza

January 11, 2018

Blog, Healthy Eating, Healthy Life, In The Kitchen

Pizza Night!! A staple around many family dinner tables. This Pizza uses a Cauliflower Pizza crust to cut down on those carbs while providing a tasty dinner everyone (even the kids) will eat! Give it a try next time. So Good. So Simple. So needed needed in your life. Arugula Pesto Cauliflower Pizza For the Pesto: 1 cup extra virgin olive oil ½ cup toasted pine nuts (or walnuts) 1 large garlic clove 4 cups fresh arugula 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice ½ cup parmesan cheese (optional) sea salt to taste In a blender or food processor(I used my Vitamix), layer ½ cup olive oil, nuts, parmesan cheese (if using), lemon and arugula. Blend until it is chopped very fine. Slowly add the remaining ½ cup of olive oil through the hole at the top...

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30 Minute Pesto Pasta

September 14, 2017

Healthy Eating, Healthy Life, In The Kitchen

This quick and easy pesto pasta recipe is a great addition to any kitchen Have you ever Craved fresh Pesto Pasta but settled for store bought sauce? If you have a blender or food processor you can make this recipe in under 30 minutes. An added bonus, this pesto freezes very well! Ingredients 5 Garlic Cloves (Minced) 2 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice 1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/3 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese + 1/8 Cup (Hold out of recipe if you're freezing) 4 Cups Fresh Basil 1/3 Cup Toasted Pine Nuts Salt + Pepper to Taste 1 Box Whole Wheat Angel Hair Pasta Directions Put large pot of water on stove and bring to a boil. While the water is starting to heat up, set up your blender or food processor and puree garlic, fresh lemon juice and...

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