The Best Spinach Recipes - Spinach Pesto + More!

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The Best Spinach Recipes - Spinach Pesto + More!

Looking for the best spinach recipes for dinner? Here's a mouthwatering collection of dishes to make with fresh or frozen spinach. Try this 5-minute spinach-walnut pesto!

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: dinner

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: (Makes 1 ½ cups)

Calories: 133kcal

Author: Mamma C

Ingredients

½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
6 ounces fresh spinach leaves (buy them washed or rinse and dry yourself)
½ cup shelled walnuts (can omit if needed)
1 garlic clove (peeled)
½ cup olive oil
⅛ tsp. pepper
1 pinch salt

Instructions

If you need to grate your cheese, cut up your Parmesan wedge into chunks and put them in your food processor or blender. Chop them until the cheese is the right consistency. Rinse your spinach, if needed, and pat dry.
Add the spinach and all ingredients to the bowl of the food processor. Pulse until you have the consistency of a smooth paste, stopping once to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Serve the pesto stirred into cooked pasta or use it as a topping for pizza, chicken or salmon. (See notes for ideas.) Store the pesto in the refrigerator up to one week or freeze it for longer.

Notes

For ideal texture, use a food processor instead of a blender. If you only have a blender, just pulse the ingredients instead of letting your blender run for too long, or you will end up with more of a liquid texture instead of a paste.
Make this with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for best results.

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