Best 7 Spinach Walnut Pesto Crostini Recipes

SPINACH WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Place spinach, Parmesan cheese, parsley, walnuts, water, garlic, salt, and pepper in a food processor; blend until well combined. Pour in oil slowly, while processor is running, until mixture forms a smooth paste.

SPINACH-WALNUT PESTO CROSTINI

Steps:

• Place 1 package spinach, walnuts, 1/2 cup grated cheese, lemon juice, garlic and jalepeno in processor. With machine running, gradually add 1/4 cup oil, process until spinach is coarsely chopped. Add remaining spinach. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup oil, processing until coarse puree forms. Transfer to bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Preheat oven to 350. Arrange bread slices in single layer on rimmed baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, turning once, about 10 minutes total. cool Spoon generous amount of pesto onto each bread slice. Garnish with shaved cheese.

SPAGHETTI WITH SPINACH & WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Whizz the garlic, walnuts, herbs, lemon zest and juice with some seasoning in a food processor until finely chopped.
• Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions, then drain reserving a little of the cooking water. Return to the pan and stir in the pesto, raisins and spinach with a splash of cooking water. Serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, if you like.

PAUL'S FAVORITE SPINACH-WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse several times until coarsely chopped. Scrape sides of bowl from time to time. Process continuously until the sauce is smooth.
• If the pesto is too thick, add a little hot water and pulse again.
• At this point, you can either freeze the pesto for future use or toss immediately with prepared, hot spaghetti noodles.
• Serve with crusty bread and a good white wine.

NETTLE-WALNUT PESTO CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. In shallow baking pan, toss together walnuts and pine nuts, then place in oven, stirring occasionally, and bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Cool completely.
• Arrange baguette slices on large baking sheet and bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
• With food processor running, drop in whole garlic cloves. Process until finely chopped, then stop motor and add cooled nuts, salt, pepper, nettles, arugula, and basil. Process until finely chopped. With motor running, add oil and process until incorporated. Fold in grated cheese.
• Spread dollop of pesto on each baguette slice and serve with Chef Ryan Hardy's artichoke and green garlic soup

SPINACH PESTO PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a food processor, add all ingredients to make pesto and blend until walnuts are finely blended.
• In a hot pan, add olive oil and cook chicken breast. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove the chicken and slice.
• Combine the chicken and pesto sauce into spaghetti and mix until the sauce fully coats the pasta.
• Serve and top it off with parmesan cheese.
• Enjoy!

SPINACH BASIL PESTO

Steps:

• Blend the spinach, basil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice, lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a food processor until nearly smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary. Drizzle the remaining olive oil into the mixture while processing until smooth.