Creamy Triple Green Pesto

Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
19%
Creamy Triple Green Pesto
10 min.
8
114kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.3 cup cashew pieces unsalted
  • 30  basil leaves fresh
  • clove garlic 
  • tbsp olive oil 
  • 0.5 cup peas 
  • servings grind of pepper black
  • tbsp silken tofu 
  • 50 pkt spinach 

Equipment

  • colander

Directions

  1. Blanch the peas for a couple of minutes to soften slightly.
  2. Wilt the spinach, by placing in a colander and pouring over a kettleful of boiling water. When wilted, rinse with cold water and squeeze out as much liquid as you can.
  3. Whizz all the ingredients together and season with freshly ground black pepper.This pesto will happily sit in the fridge for a few days and also freezes well.

Nutrition Facts

Calories114kcal
Protein6.28%
Fat82.84%
Carbs10.88%

Properties

Glycemic Index
29.19
Glycemic Load
0.71
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
5.7908696324929%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.06mg
Kaempferol
0.4mg
Myricetin
0.03mg
Quercetin
0.25mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:113.64kcal
5.68%
Fat:10.79g
16.6%
Saturated Fat:1.56g
9.75%
Carbohydrates:3.19g
1.06%
Net Carbohydrates:2.34g
0.85%
Sugar:0.88g
0.98%
Cholesterol:0mg
0%
Sodium:6.56mg
0.29%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:1.84g
3.68%
Vitamin K:45.47µg
43.31%
Vitamin A:735.1IU
14.7%
Manganese:0.2mg
9.81%
Vitamin E:1.45mg
9.66%
Vitamin C:5.79mg
7.02%
Copper:0.14mg
6.8%
Magnesium:23.07mg
5.77%
Folate:20.07µg
5.02%
Phosphorus:42.91mg
4.29%
Iron:0.75mg
4.14%
Vitamin B1:0.05mg
3.65%
Fiber:0.85g
3.41%
Potassium:104.24mg
2.98%
Zinc:0.43mg
2.9%
Vitamin B6:0.05mg
2.62%
Vitamin B2:0.03mg
1.81%
Calcium:16.1mg
1.61%
Vitamin B3:0.32mg
1.58%
Selenium:1.09µg
1.56%