Traditionally, pesto calls for basil and pine nuts. But don’t let the season hold you back from this comforting, earthy sauce! You can make pesto out of a wide variety of greens and nuts/seeds.

2 cups green(s) of your choice (a blend of herbs, spinach, kale, pea shoots, etc)
1/2 cup nuts or seeds (walnuts, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, pepitas, pistachios, etc)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated (or another hard, salty aged cheese like asiago or manchego)
2 garlic cloves (or try using Veggie Box green garlic)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Optional add-ins: Make this recipe your own. Consider adding one or a couple of these flavorful additions:
lemon juice
lemon zest
cherry tomatoes

2 cup s green(s) of your choice (a blend of herbs, spinach, kale, pea shoots, etc) 1/2 cup nuts or seeds (walnuts, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, pepitas, pistachios, etc) 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated (or another hard, salty aged cheese like asiago or manchego) 2 garlic cloves (or try using Veggie Box green garlic) 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Throughout this recipe, scrape the bowl of your food processor as needed. Add you nuts/seeds, garlic, salt and pepper to a food processor. Process until peanut butter like, approx. one minute. Add cheese and half the oil, then process until smooth, approx. 10 to 20 seconds.

Roughly chop your greens, then add them to the food processor along with the cheese mixture. Pulse about ten times, scraping the bowl several times as needed. The greens should now be finely chopped and combined. Add the remaining oil and pulse until just combined, about two pulses. The pesto should be creamy, thick and spreadable.

Pesto is versatile both in the ingredients you can use to make it, as well as what you can serve it on. Pasta is an obvious (and delicious) choice, but pesto is also excellent dolloped onto a slice of quiche, stirred into a grain bowl, and even on your scrambled eggs!