Kale Pesto

Ingredients

• Scotch kale

  raw

  3 cup, chopped or 201g

• Almonds

  raw

  60g

• Parmesan cheese

  grated

  ½ cup or 50g

• Lemon zest

  1 tsp or 2g

• Garlic

  raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Olive oil

  ½ cup or 108g

• Lemon juice

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Salt

  table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Black pepper

  ground

  ⅛ tsp or 0.3g

Directions

1. Pulse kale and almonds: Place the chopped fresh kale and toasted almonds in a food processor and pulse several seconds.
2. Add Parmesan, lemon zest, garlic, and pulse again several times. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the food processor and pulse again.
3. Drizzle in olive oil: With the food processor running, slowly stream in the olive oil.
4. Stir in lemon juice, salt, pepper: Remove to a storage container, stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper, adjusting amounts to taste. Use mixed in with pasta or rice or as a topping for chicken, beef, or seafood.
5. Recipe by: Elise Bauer (source: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/kale_pesto/)