Light Walnut and Basil Pesto
By: Kristi Rimkus
Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 10:06pm

Ingredients




4 cups basil
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced

Preparation

1 Toast walnuts in oven at 350 for 10 minutes until fragrant. Watch carefully to avoid burning. 2 Using food processor add basil, walnuts, garlic and cheese and pulse to combine. Drizzle in olive oil and pulse again to combine. 3 Drizzle in water until pesto has a nice and creamy texture.

About


This pesto is considerably lighter in calories, and uses heart healthy walnuts to give it a bit of a nutrition boost too.