This tasty Swiss chard pesto is delicious tossed with warm pasta and chicken or spread on garlic bread.
Prep
18 min
Cook
26 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
0.5 cups olive oil
, divided
10 leaves Swiss chard
, chopped
4 cloves garlic
, chopped
1 cup basil leaves
1 cup pecans
0.5 teaspoons sea salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1
, 3 ounce
salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
1
Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir Swiss chard and garlic in hot oil until chard leaves have wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
2
Process basil, pecans, sea salt, Parmesan cheese, and remaining olive oil in a food processor until all the ingredients are well integrated. Add Swiss chard mixture and lemon juice to the food processor; continue pulsing until the mixture is puréed. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition per serving
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