Healthy Mediterranean Food

Garlic Pesto Sauce

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Garlic Pesto Sauce

Garlic Pesto Sauce - Bursting with fresh herb flavor!

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Health Score:
94 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
Calories:
1661
calories
Calories

Nutritional values

1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie1,661 cal.(79 %)
Protein21 g(21 %)
Fat175 g(151 %)
Carbohydrates8 g(5 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage6.5 g(22 %)
Vitamin A0.5 mg(63 %)
Vitamin D0.1 μg(1 %)
Vitamin E24.1 mg(201 %)
Vitamin K77 μg(128 %)
Vitamin B₁0.6 mg(60 %)
Vitamin B₂0.2 mg(18 %)
Niacin7.2 mg(60 %)
Vitamin B₆0.3 mg(21 %)
Folate52 μg(17 %)
Pantothenic acid0.5 mg(8 %)
Biotin7.2 μg(16 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.4 μg(13 %)
Vitamin C170 mg(179 %)
Potassium753 mg(19 %)
Calcium335 mg(34 %)
Magnesium167 mg(56 %)
Iron8.6 mg(57 %)
Iodine20 μg(10 %)
Zinc3.9 mg(49 %)
Saturated fatty acids27.8 g
Uric acid19 mg
Cholesterol18 mg
Complete sugar3 g

Ingredients

for
1
Ingredients
2 ozs Pine nuts
4 ozs Wild garlic (or 6 cloves regular garlic)
5 ozs olive oil
2 Tbsps freshly grated Parmesan
1 splash lemon juice
salt
peppers
How healthy are the main ingredients?
olive oilPine nutsParmesansalt

Preparation steps

1.

Toast the pine nuts in a dry skillet until golden and fragrant. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Rinse the wild garlic, shake dry, pluck leaves and coarsely chop. (If substituting regular garlic just chop coarsely)

2.

In a blender, puree the pine nuts with the wild garlic and olive oil until creamy. Stir in the Parmesan. Season with the lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Pour into a jar and refrigerate until ready to use.