Elizabeth's Pesto with a Southern Twist

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups firmly basil leaves packed
• 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper 
• 0.5 cup flat-leaf parsley fresh
• 5 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper fresh black
• 0.5  juice of lemon juiced
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest 
• 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 0.5 cup pecans toasted
• 0.5 cup pecorino romano cheese grated
• 1 teaspoon sea salt 
• 1 cup firmly spinach leaves packed

Equipment

• food processor

Directions

1. Blend the basil, spinach, parsley, garlic, pecans, lemon zest, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese, Pecorino Romano cheese, cayenne pepper, sea salt, and black pepper in a food processor until all ingredients are integrated. With the food processor running, slowly drizzle the olive oil into the mixture until the mixture forms a paste.