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- Katie Waldeck
- May 9, 2012
- 2:49 pm
- 38 comments
Many of us are chomping at the bit for basil season — I know I am! I can’t wait to get my fill of caprese salads, bruschetta, pastas, and anything and everything topped with fresh, homemade pesto. But, in the meantime, let’s spare ourselves the agony of counting the days until we have more basil than we know what to do with. Rather, make some pesto with a leafy green that’s actually in season. This recipe for arugula pesto will definitely knock your socks off!
You can certainly follow your favorite basil pesto recipe and substitute arugula for the basil. However, I found that, in the arugula pesto, I didn’t need as much garlic and pepper as I would use for basil pesto. Moreover, a spritz of lemon juice will nicely mask any unappealing grassy taste.
Arugula Pesto
Ingredients:
- 4 cups packed arugula (baby arugula is best here!)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup Parmesan (optional)
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Lemon juice to taste
Instructions:
1. Place arugula, pine nuts, garlic and parmesan in a food processor. Blend until nearly smooth, adding the olive oil in gradually while it’s running.
2. Serve within a day at room temperature.
Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit.
Related:
Warm Spiced Chickpea Arugula Salad
The Tao of Arugula
Rainbow Risotto
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Katie Waldeck
Katie is a freelance writer focused on pets, food and women’s issues. A Chicago native and longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Katie now lives in Oakland, California.
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This recipe sounds great too! Thanks!
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How i LOVE arugula! this pesto sounds good.
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Garlic sucks! Aragula rocks!
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Thanks for the recipe.
Love arugula and can't believe creating "pesto" from it never occurred to me before. Thanks for the inspiration and the recipe!
I love the flavor of arugula on my sandwich far more so than spinach. This recipe sound good as well.
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