This tasty Swiss chard pesto is delicious tossed with warm pasta and chicken or spread on garlic bread.
Ingredients
- olive oil: 0.5 cup (divided)
- leaves Swiss chard: 10 piece (chopped)
- garlic: 4 clove (chopped)
- basil leaves: 1 cup
- pecans: 1 cup
- sea salt: 0.5 tsp
- lemon juice: 1 Tbsp
- Parmesan cheese: 1 pack (3 ounce pack, grated)
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir Swiss chard and garlic in hot oil until chard leaves have wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
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Process basil, pecans, sea salt, Parmesan cheese, and remaining olive oil in a food processor until all the ingredients are well integrated. Add Swiss chard mixture and lemon juice to the food processor; continue pulsing until the mixture is puréed. Season with salt and pepper.
