Cilantro Chili-Lime Cashew Pesto

Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Health score
20%
Cilantro Chili-Lime Cashew Pesto
18 min.
4
117kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup asiago cheese grated
  • teaspoon pepper black
  • teaspoon cayenne pepper 
  • cups cilantro leaves fresh
  • cup parsley leaves fresh
  • cup chili-lime cashews 
  • tablespoons juice of lime 
  • 0.5 cup olive oil 
  • teaspoon salt 

Equipment

  • food processor
  • bowl

Directions

  1. Put the cilantro, parsley, lime juice, cashews, olive oil, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and grated cheese into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until mixture is smooth, 8 to 10 pulses. If mixture is too thick, add more olive oil; if too thin, add more cashews.
  2. Pour into 4 one-cup freezer containers. Use one container within a few days; freeze the others for later.

Nutrition Facts

Calories117kcal
Protein17.31%
Fat64.4%
Carbs18.29%

Properties

Glycemic Index
46.75
Glycemic Load
0.98
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
12.642173908327%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.25mg
Hesperetin
11.33mg
Naringenin
0.86mg
Apigenin
32.34mg
Luteolin
0.2mg
Kaempferol
0.22mg
Myricetin
2.23mg
Quercetin
4.43mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:116.83kcal
5.84%
Fat:8.95g
13.77%
Saturated Fat:2.85g
17.79%
Carbohydrates:5.72g
1.91%
Net Carbohydrates:4.02g
1.46%
Sugar:0.95g
1.05%
Cholesterol:8.5mg
2.83%
Sodium:794.76mg
34.55%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:5.41g
10.82%
Vitamin K:275.69µg
262.57%
Vitamin A:2129.48IU
42.59%
Vitamin C:32.85mg
39.82%
Calcium:186.92mg
18.69%
Phosphorus:107.44mg
10.74%
Vitamin E:1.35mg
9%
Folate:32.29µg
8.07%
Iron:1.45mg
8.06%
Manganese:0.14mg
6.99%
Fiber:1.7g
6.79%
Potassium:190.81mg
5.45%
Vitamin B2:0.08mg
4.77%
Magnesium:19.05mg
4.76%
Selenium:3.08µg
4.4%
Zinc:0.6mg
4%
Copper:0.07mg
3.6%
Vitamin B6:0.07mg
3.25%
Vitamin B12:0.15µg
2.5%
Vitamin B1:0.04mg
2.36%
Vitamin B5:0.24mg
2.35%
Vitamin B3:0.43mg
2.16%
Source:Allrecipes