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Arugula Pesto
Prep Time:
5
minutes
mins
Total Time:
5
minutes
mins
Serves
4
This easy arugula pesto is creamy and bright, with a peppery kick from the arugula. Toss it with pasta, spoon it over roasted veggies, and more!
Ingredients
2
cups
arugula
½
cup
raw cashews
⅓
cup
extra-virgin olive oil
2
tablespoons
fresh lemon juice
2
tablespoons
water
1
small garlic clove
Heaping ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
In a blender, combine the arugula, cashews, oil, lemon juice, water, garlic, salt, and several grinds of pepper and blend until creamy.
See the blog post above for serving suggestions.
Notes
For a more traditional (less smooth) pesto texture, you can make this recipe in a food processor.