Low Calorie Pesto Sauce Recipe

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How to make homemade pesto sauce?

Instructions

  • Add your washed basil leaves to the food processor.
  • Add the garlic (minced) and pine nuts to the basil leaves.
  • Pulse 10 times.
  • Add the grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
  • Add about half of the olive oil.
  • Pulse about 10 times.
  • Add the remaining olive oil and let the food processor go for about 10 seconds or until you reach your desired consistency.

How to make healthy pesto?

directions

  • Put all ingredients, but the pepper flakes in the food processor.
  • Pulse and blend.
  • Blend until everything has been mixed, the pesto should be thick (to the point of being spreadable) and not runny. ...
  • Put the pesto into a bowl and mix in the pepper flakes.
  • You are now ready to mix it into your pasta or put it on your pizza.

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What to serve with pesto?

What to Serve with Pesto Pasta: 40 Easy Sides

  1. Avocado Toast. If you’re looking for a simple and delicious side dish to serve with your pesto pasta, how about Avocado Toast?
  2. Cauliflower “rice”. If you’re a fan of pesto pasta, you need to try serving it with cauliflower “rice.” It’s the perfect light side dish to go with your favorite ...
  3. Arugula Salad. ...
  4. Caprese Salad. ...
  5. Spicy Butternut Squash Soup. ...

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Is pesto low carb?

There are quite a few reasons why pesto sauce has become so popular among the low carb dieting crowd. In no particular order, here are 3 of the main reasons why it’s so popular: Pesto is traditionally prepared from scratch using a variety of low carb ingredients, including basil leaves, minced garlic cloves, pine nuts, cheese, and olive oil.

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