It's the perfect time of year to make some delightful meals with our local harvests! Why not make this easy recipe + elevate your meals!? Parsley Pesto is a game-changer + quick to prepare. Make some today + have on hand to use all week! Parsley is a powerful alkalizer. So GOOD for us!
Parsley, so full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, is considered by many to be a super food. There are so many great reasons to enjoy this herb. I hope that this will make you think about your own possibilities. I think Parsley truly deserves to be liberated from its “garnish” status, don’t you?
Go Parsley !!!
Throw parsley with wild abandon on top of grilled vegetables, roasted potatoes, a cold green-bean salad, stews, soups, pasta, hot or cold grain dishes like couscous or quinoa or tabbouleh etc.
Here are some ways to add parsley to your daily meals:
- Add to homemade bread, rolls or bagels
- Use on homemade pizza, alone or with other greens
- Use in quiches, scrambles or frittatas.
- Make a pesto parsley as the star or make up a green blend of basil + parsley or dandelion + parsley
- Include in vinaigrettes or a delicious marinade.
- Make home-made juice combinations or add to morning smoothies to create high nutrient dense drinks
- Add flavour to sauces, soups and stews
- Use as a ‘rub’ to add flavour to poultry, meat and fish dishes.
- Chop to make a salad, or add to salads
Add Parsley Pesto to:
- Add flavour to sauces, soups and stews
- Perk up your omelettes, scrambles etc.
- Pasta
- "Feta bake" with tomatoes + feta (have you tried my version?)
- top BBQ meats or mixed with grilled veggies (or roasted)
Parsley Pesto
Anyone will tell you-- make Pesto once.. you'll be thrilled at how easy it is -- and maybe, like me.. you'll find a new healthy addiction! Make this parsley pesto as stated below.. or change it up.. Add some basil to the parsley if you like, or Arugula or .. well the sky's the limit! It's delish with parsley as written below.. but we can be creative!!
Parsley Pesto
Ingredients
- ½ - 1 clove garlic
- ¼ cup walnuts or your fave
- 2 cups parsley
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ cup cheese
- Salt and pepper or other seasonings
Instructions
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You may need to add more oil but I find that this amount usually works well.
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Add cheese and process to combine.
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Season with salt and pepper.
Recipe Notes
Note: Use all parsley or combine parsley with basil or arugula or spinach or.. your choice of greens..
Sometimes, if I'm going to make a larger batch, with plans to freeze it (in ice cube trays for easy portions later),I'll leave out the cheese. It's easy to add fresh grated cheese later.
In case you're interested to know more about WHY parsley is SO high on my list of herbal allies.. check out this post which shares all about the attributes, nutrition + benefits.
I am addicted to pesto. I love to make all kinds--
and parsley is a favourite for sure!
Here's to our health ! Carol xo
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