Last night I was not feeling like cooking anything exciting, but my lazy day turned up something pretty amazing. I decided to boil up some wheat pasta, but I didn't have any of the old standby canned tomatoes. I did however have some spinach and a can of artichokes, so I decided to throw it into the Vitamix and see what ensued. The result was a bright green creamy and deliciously flavorful pesto sauce. The nuts and spinach are still raw so all of the vitamins and essential oils are still in tact. Enjoy!
Spinach Artichoke Pesto Sauce
4 garlic cloves
1/2 cup whole raw walnuts
3 - 1/2 inch cubes of Parmesan cheese
1 generous cup fresh spinach
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup drained artichoke hearts
Salt and pepper to taste
-place all ingredients in a good blender or food processor in the order listed. Turn the machine on low to begin chopping the bottom ingredients (about 20 seconds), then turn your machine on high and add 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Continue to blend and add up to 1/2 cup of water to thin sauce to a consistency you are pleased with. Ours looked like a bright green smoothie, and it worked beautifully on the pasta.
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