Mexican Pesto

Mexican Pesto

21 Reviews
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Ready In: 10 min

“Classic pesto South of the border style.” - by Ken from CA

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

  1. Place the pumpkin seeds in a food processor or blender; pulse until coarsely chopped. Add cilantro, cheese, garlic, chile pepper, salt, and olive oil; cover and process until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

  • Calories
  • 176 cal
  • 9%
  • Fat
  • 17.8 g
  • 27%
  • Carbs
  • 2.4 g
  • < 1%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (21)

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Patty Cakes
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Patty Cakes

"Ken, You are Amazing!! This pesto Rocks!! I made it just like it was written. Be careful with the salt, I used kosher salt and along with the cheese, I thought it was a little too salty,my fault. I St..." See moreill loved it. We don't like our food screaming hot so I made it with 2 tbs of chopped canned jalapeno peppers. I made grilled carne asada to go with this and wrapped the meat along with the pesto in corn tortillas. Fabulous!! Thanks again Ken!"

linda2d
21

linda2d

"I've made this twice and the only change was to not use the full amount of oil so I wouldn't feel bad eating it all in one sitting. First time I topped blackened chicken breast,pasta and halved cherry..." See more tomatoes with this for a very easy and yummy meal. The second time my father ate most of the batch himself on tortilla chips after saying he didn't like cilantro. Very good!"

Ken from CA
17

Ken from CA

"The salt may or may not be needed depending on the Cotija you use. Some can be overly salty. A good sub would be Romano cheese if you don't have Cotija..." See more"

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