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Basil and Cilantro Pesto Recipe

Name: Basil and Cilantro Pesto
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cups basil (stems removed), 2 cups cilantro (bulk of stems removed), 1/2 cup walnuts or pinenuts, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/3 cup olive oil (or more depending on the texture you like), three garlic cloves, 1/4 tsp sea salt

by Jolyma

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Bright and full of flavor.

Prep time: 20 minutes

Quick and Easy

Italian

Ingredients

Cost per recipe $5.18 view details

2 cups basil (stems removed), 2 cups cilantro (bulk of stems removed), 1/2 cup walnuts or pinenuts, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/3 cup olive oil (or more depending on the texture you like), three garlic cloves, 1/4 tsp sea salt

Directions

Place all ingredients in food processor and grind until you reach a gritty, but smooth texture (or a texture you like)

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Goes Well With: Pasta, salad, bread

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anne alesauskas

August 7, 2012

super easy, fresh and wonderful!

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judee

May 23, 2012

Wow. I love the combo of basil and cilantro in one pesto. sounds so good.

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Wow. I love the combo of basil and cilantro in one pesto. sounds so good.
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Amount Per Recipe	%DV
Recipe Size 30g
Calories 7
Calories from Fat 2	29%
Total Fat 0.2g	0%
Saturated Fat 0.01g	0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 1mg	0%
Potassium 91mg	3%
Total Carbs 0.81g	0%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g	2%
Sugars 0.09g	0%
Protein 0.97g	2%

Basil and Cilantro Pesto Recipe

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