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Jalapeno Pesto
curiouschef
"A delicious, spicy take on your original Italian pesto."
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Ingredients
10 m servings 126 calsOriginal recipe yields 14 servings
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- Pulse walnuts and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. Add basil, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and jalapeno pepper; process until combined. Stream olive oil into basil mixture while food processor is still running until consistency is smooth. Season with salt and black pepper.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 126 calories; 13 g fat; 0.8 g carbohydrates; 2.2 g protein; 4 mg cholesterol; 66 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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1/19/2013
Yes did not alter anything tasted great,also tried it as a base on pizza also great,it is a keeper I used 3 jalapeno's for the pizza.
7/19/2013
I made it as the recipe stated and it tasted delicious. It was just spicy enough to taste great!
8/8/2015
We adore this pesto. Used fresh ingredients from my garden. This pesto is a five star recipe. Just a tad of heat on the back of your tongue. Not too spicy so you could add more jalapenos if you ...
7/9/2015
This was good. I had leftover jalapeños from another recipe and was looking for something to use them up. I'll admit I was sceptical about using walnuts for pesto (as I've always done it with pi...
9/2/2013
Fabulous! Thought maybe the jalapeño might be too spicy or take over but it was actually perfect. This was my first time making pesto without pinenuts. I will do it again. Great recipe Curiousc...
6/18/2018
I made a vegan version of this by replacing the cheese with 1/4C Nutritional Yeast and it came out perfect. The jalapeno added a nice kick.
2/7/2018
Love this recipe!!!!!! Only change I made was adding three mor cloves of garlic because I love lots of garlic. Will definitely make it again.
11/1/2017
Since this was my experience with making pesto, I wasn't sure of exactly what. Was looking for in taste, so I made 3 batches; Proper Pesto, Spinach/ Basil Pesto and Jalapeño Pesto. The Jalapeño...
7/7/2017
this was amazing! I used fresh basil from my garden but added 1/4 cup of cilantro, 3 cloves of garlic instead of 2, 1/2 a jalapeno and used roasted peanuts instead of walnuts. lastly I used a ...