KALE PESTO

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This leafy green cabbage-like vegetable is a genuine superfood - it's great whizzed up in place of basil in an Italian sauce

Provided by Sarah Cook

Time 10m

Yield Makes enough for 10-12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

85g pine nut , toasted
85g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), coarsely grated, plus extra to serve (optional)
3 garlic cloves
75ml extra-virgin olive oil , plus extra to serve
75ml olive oil
85g kale
juice 1 lemon
spaghetti or linguine, to serve

Steps:

Put the pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, oils, kale and lemon juice in a food processor and whizz to a paste. Season to taste. Stir through hot pasta to serve, topping with extra Parmesan and olive oil, if you like.
To store, put in a container or jar, cover the surface with a little more olive oil and keep in the fridge for a week, or freeze for up to a month.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 195 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium