Arugula Pesto

Name: Arugula Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 3.53 oz arugula; 0.25 cup blanched almonds; 1 oz Parmesan cheese; 1 clove garlic; 0.25 cup sunflower oil; 0.25 cup olive oil; salt

Based on 6 ratings

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Martina Trommer

Chef at Kitchen Stories

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"Delicious pesto can be made quickly, and with arugula it becomes super green and aromatic if you follow a few simple tricks. Start with sunflower oil, followed by olive oil to get rid of the bitterness of the arugula. Be sure not to heat your pesto. For a tasty pesto pasta, just mix it with hot pasta and a little cooking water. Covered with olive oil, it can be stored up to one week in the refrigerator (if you don’t finish it beforehand *wink*)."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

10 min

Baking

0 min

Resting

0 min

Ingredients

2Servings

MetricImperial

50 g

arugula

20 g

blanched almonds

15 g

Parmesan cheese

½ clove

garlic

30 ml

sunflower oil

30 ml

olive oil

salt

Utensils

cutting board, frying pan, grater, immersion blender, liquid measuring cup

Nutrition per serving

Cal339

Fat35 g

Protein6 g

Carb3 g

Step 1/2
- 50 g arugula
- 20 g blanched almonds
- 15 g Parmesan cheese
- cutting board
- frying pan
- grater
Remove stems from arugula and chop finely. Wash leaves and dry well. Roast blanched almonds in a pan without oil over medium-high heat for approx. 3–5 min. until golden brown and then allow to cool. Meanwhile, grate Parmesan cheese coarsely.
Step 2/2
- ½ clove garlic
- 30 ml sunflower oil
- 30 ml olive oil
- salt
- immersion blender
- liquid measuring cup
Roughly process the arugula, almonds, parmesan, garlic clove and a pinch of salt with an immersion blender in a tall measuring cup. Then, gradually add sunflower oil and continue to blend. Finally, add the olive oil and blend until you get a creamy pesto. Alternatively, grind in a mortar: First grind almonds and garlic, then add arugula, followed by sunflower oil, and lastly olive oil and Parmesan. Continue to grind until creamy. Enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!