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Arugula & Mint Pesto

  • Ready in 5m
  • 0.5 g net carbs
  • 53 kcal
  • Serves 21
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Arugula & Mint Pesto (low-carb, keto, primal, vegetarian)

This Arugula Mint Pesto is a delicious way to add flavor to all sorts of dishes! It’s great on salads, roasted vegetables, and burgers! The mint is a nice alternative to basil giving this pesto a fun change.

Step-by-step

  1. Place all of the ingredients except olive oil in a food processor.

  2. Blend until smooth, with the motor running stream in the olive oil ...

    ... until emulsified.

    Arugula & Mint Pesto (low-carb, keto, primal, vegetarian)Arugula & Mint Pesto (low-carb, keto, primal, vegetarian)
  3. Transfer to a jar and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

    Arugula & Mint Pesto (low-carb, keto, primal, vegetarian)
Arugula & Mint Pesto

Recipe

Arugula & Mint Pesto

★★★★☆4.3 (53 ratings)

This Arugula Mint Pesto is a delicious way to add flavor to all sorts of dishes!

Hands on
5m
Overall
5m
Servings
21
0.5 g
Net carbs
1.4 g
Protein
5.1 g
Fat
53
kcal
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Ingredients makes ~ 1 1/3 cups

Instructions

  1. Place all of the ingredients except olive oil in a food processor.

  2. Blend until smooth, with the motor running stream in the olive oil ...

    ... until emulsified.

  3. Transfer to a jar and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Nutrition per tbsp, 15 g/ 0.5 oz

Carbs 4%Protein 10%Fat 86% of calories

Net carbs
0.5 g
Total carbs
0.8 g
Fiber
0.3 g
Sugars
0.2 g
Protein
1.4 g
Fat
5.1 g
Saturated fat
1 g
Calories
53 kcal
Sodium
72 mg · 3.12% RDA
Magnesium
7 mg · 1.69% RDA
Potassium
37 mg · 1.85% EMR
Nutrition by ingredient
Per tbsp, 15 g/ 0.5 ozNet carbsProteinFatkcal
Rocket (arugula), fresh0.1 g0.1 g0 g1
Mint, fresh0.1 g0.1 g0 g1
Pecorino Romano, hard sheep cheese0.1 g1 g0.7 g10
Walnuts, nuts0.1 g0.2 g0.9 g9
Garlic, fresh0.1 g0 g0 g0
Lemon juice, fresh0.1 g0 g0 g0
Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt0 g0 g0 g0
Olive oil, extra virgin0 g0 g3.4 g30
Total0.5 g1.4 g5.1 g53

Serving size tbsp, 15 g/ 0.5 oz

  • Gluten free
  • Egg free
  • Nightshade free
  • Pork free
  • Avocado free
  • Coconut free
  • Fish free
  • Shellfish free
  • Beef free
  • Pescatarian
  • Vegetarian

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