Arugula Pesto

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Serves 4

This easy arugula pesto is creamy and bright, with a peppery kick from the arugula. Toss it with pasta, spoon it over roasted veggies, and more!

Ingredients

2 cups arugula
½ cup raw cashews
⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons water
1 small garlic clove
Heaping ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

In a blender, combine the arugula, cashews, oil, lemon juice, water, garlic, salt, and several grinds of pepper and blend until creamy.
See the blog post above for serving suggestions.

Notes

For a more traditional (less smooth) pesto texture, you can make this recipe in a food processor.

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