Garden Pesto Sauce

Gluten Free
Health score
20%
Garden Pesto Sauce
10 min.
10
142kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups firmly basil leaves fresh packed
  • 0.5 cup parsley fresh chopped
  •  garlic cloves chopped
  • 0.3 cup olive oil 
  • oz parmesan cheese shredded
  • 0.3 cup pecans chopped
  • 0.3 cup pinenuts 

Equipment

  • food processor
  • frying pan
  • oven

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 35
  2. Bake pine nuts and pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 minutes or until toasted and fragrant.
  3. Let cool 5 minutes. Process basil leaves, parsley, garlic, and 1/3 cup olive oil in a food processor until a coarse paste forms.
  4. Add nuts and Parmesan cheese, and process until blended. With processor running, pour 1/3 cup olive oil through food chute in a slow, steady stream; process until smooth. Cover and chill up to 5 days.

Nutrition Facts

Calories142kcal
Protein11.11%
Fat84.4%
Carbs4.49%

Properties

Glycemic Index
16.9
Glycemic Load
0.21
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
8.4134781684565%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.29mg
Delphinidin
0.2mg
Catechin
0.2mg
Epigallocatechin
0.15mg
Epicatechin
0.02mg
Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
0.06mg
Apigenin
6.47mg
Luteolin
0.04mg
Kaempferol
0.05mg
Myricetin
0.45mg
Quercetin
0.02mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:141.88kcal
7.09%
Fat:13.73g
21.13%
Saturated Fat:2.73g
17.06%
Carbohydrates:1.64g
0.55%
Net Carbohydrates:1.05g
0.38%
Sugar:0.35g
0.39%
Cholesterol:5.78mg
1.93%
Sodium:138.48mg
6.02%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:4.07g
8.14%
Vitamin K:80.5µg
76.67%
Manganese:0.51mg
25.26%
Vitamin A:638.2IU
12.76%
Calcium:119.06mg
11.91%
Vitamin E:1.48mg
9.86%
Phosphorus:92mg
9.2%
Vitamin C:5.31mg
6.44%
Copper:0.11mg
5.47%
Magnesium:21mg
5.25%
Zinc:0.66mg
4.42%
Iron:0.75mg
4.18%
Selenium:2.15µg
3.07%
Vitamin B2:0.05mg
2.8%
Folate:11µg
2.75%
Vitamin B1:0.04mg
2.63%
Fiber:0.59g
2.38%
Potassium:75.94mg
2.17%
Vitamin B6:0.04mg
1.8%
Vitamin B12:0.1µg
1.7%
Vitamin B3:0.3mg
1.5%
Vitamin B5:0.1mg
1.01%
Source:My Recipes