Pumpkin Seed Pesto

This simple recipe is healthy pumpkin seed pesto uses delicious as you would a pesto recipe; a piece of fish, pasta or stirred thrown into hot soup. Pumpkin seeds are one of the most nutritious foods available, and the delicious pesto recipe is a great way to eat them!

By the way, do not worry, roasting and peeling that you are. All grocery stores now sell these high-end-roasted and ready for use.

Makes 1 1/2 cups pesto pumpkin seeds

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Total time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• Half cup shelled pumpkin seeds roasted,
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 4.3 cup basil
• 4.3 cup fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• Half a cup of olive oil
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Combine pumpkin seeds, parmesan cheese and garlic in a food processor. Pulse on and off for about 20 seconds until the seeds are almost floor. Add basil, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, and pulse on and off for about 40 seconds until all ingredients (you can remove the sides with a spatula between pulses). The mixture should be more like a paste in a liquid sauce, so be careful not to over process.
2. A bowl, taste and adjust seasoning with salt. Make sure to try and pumpkin seeds was perhaps have the amount of salt when they were fried. Serve immediately or refrigerate up to two days.