{"id":3325,"date":"2013-07-24T22:40:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T22:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2013-10-01T12:47:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T12:47:00","slug":"avocado-walnut-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2013\/07\/24\/avocado-walnut-pesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Avocado Walnut Pesto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pesto is one of my husband\u2019s favorite things to make, and eat. \u00a0He\u2019s always requesting pesto dishes, and now that we have an herb garden overflowing with fresh basil, pesto is a great way to use it all!<\/p>\n

This, however, isn\u2019t your regular everyday pesto. \u00a0I decided to branch out and change things up a bit by adding avocado and walnuts. \u00a0The avocado makes this the creamiest pesto you\u2019ll ever have, and the walnuts give it a great nutty flavor. \u00a0Throw in some fresh basil, olive oil and lemon juice, and you\u2019re pretty much set.<\/p>\n

Oh, and did I mention this is cheese-free, so no one at your table will have anything to complain about!<\/p>\n

As if anyone could complain about pesto\u2026<\/p>\n

Avocado Walnut Pesto<\/span><\/h3>\n

Makes about 2 cups (enough for 1 lb of pasta)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 1 cup basil<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2 avocados, peeled and pitted<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup chopped walnuts<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon crushed garlic<\/li>\n
  • Juice of 1\/2 lemon<\/li>\n
  • 3\/4 cup olive oil<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Instructions:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. \u00a0Blend until well-combined and smooth.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Pour into a glass jar, cover, and refrigerate if not using immediately.<\/li>\n
    • If using right away, stir pesto with 1 pound cooked pasta, and enjoy!<\/li>\n
    • Store any unused pesto in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets<\/em><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Creamy avocado, fresh basil and walnuts make this a great summer pesto!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[506,110,112,329],"tags":[122,391],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3325"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3337,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions\/3337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}