There are so many ways to make pesto. It’s a mixture of herbs, garlic, nuts, parmesan, and olive oil. Traditional pesto is made with basil, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, and olive oil. But the unique combinations can be left up to your imagination.
Nutrition Facts per tablespoon: 50 calories, 4.5g fat, 1g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 45mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate, 0g fiber, 0g sugar, 1g protein, 35% vitamin A, 20% vitamin C, 4% calcium, 2% iron
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I love this! What a creative use for kale. I'll have to try it. And, I'll be waiting for that post on the boards 🙂
haha thanks Ashley! I need to work on posting that! Pumped about seeing u at FNCE. Ur still going right?
Girl, your pictures are incredible lately. I've been trying to take mine from a different angle so that they are more vertical, so they can be bigger on my site and pin better, but its difficult to turn and shoot the camera vertically. I'm assuming that's what you're doing right? Also, is that the new staging board that you made and painted? It looks fabulous. I need to so do that but I'm not very handy.
I can't believe I haven't made kale pesto yet! I mean I make everything else kale, but not pesto, so I'm definitely going to have to do that soon. I can't wait to see what you're topping this on tomorrow 🙂 xoxo, Jackie
Thank you Jackie, that is a big compliment coming from you! Yes it's vertical, and I've also shooting vertically makes it easier to submit to photo sharing sites. I painted 3 boards but kinda like this one the best… I think I may have to create this board in different colors to have variety! It's really really simple! I hope to one day get around to putting a blog up about the boards… but until then email me if you want to discuss. 🙂
Pesto is always made here in our house and I love to freeze it and use it when I am in a pickle for a dinner idea. Kale pesto is something I have not done yet, but great idea. Cilantro pesto I have done and a parsley pesto. This is a must on my next “pesto” recipe list 🙂
Freezing it is so convenient! I need to do that with this kale pesto.