Child proof spinach pesto (multi-use)

Ingredients for the pesto:


·  1 bag of about 200 grams of organic fresh baby spinach leaves

·  ¾ cup of almonds (can use pine or pecan nuts (lightly toasted)

·  ½ cup of grated parmesan cheese

·  ½ garlic clove

·  ½  tsp of Truvia (a stevia leaf extract, erythritol mix sugar replacement)

·  Juice of ½ a fresh lemon

·  1/3 cup of good quality olive oil (or as much to create a pesto-like consistency)

·  Salt (optional, as the parmesan is already quite salty)

·   Pepper to taste

 

Instructions:


1. Put spinach, garlic, and roasted nuts in the food processor.

2. Pulse until finely chopped.

3. Add the parmesan cheese and pulse a few times.

4. Add the lemon, pepper, and salt (optional).

5. Slowly pour in the olive oil until it becomes a pesto-like consistency.

 

You can use this pesto as