Arugula Pesto

Name: Arugula Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cups Arugula (tightly packed (or about half of a 5 oz container)); 1 cup Fresh Herbs (loosely packed; I used a mix of basil, parsley, and mint); 2 cloves Garlic; 1/3 cup Pine Nuts; 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese; 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice; 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper (adjust to taste); 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt (adjust to taste); 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3 steps

Prep:10min

A quick and easy pesto made with arugula and a variety of herbs. This recipe can be modified to use up leftover greens you have on hand!

Updated at: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 01:32:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories1440 kcal (72%)

Total Fat148.8 g (213%)

Carbs18.5 g (7%)

Sugars1.8 g (2%)

Protein18 g (36%)

Sodium1320.7 mg (66%)

Fiber7.9 g (28%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

2 cupsArugula

tightly packed, or about half of a 5 oz container

1 cupFresh Herbs

loosely packed, I used a mix of basil, parsley, and mint

2cloves garlic

⅓ cuppine nuts

⅓ cupparmesan cheese

1 tablespoonlemon juice

½ teaspoonBlack Pepper

adjust to taste

½ teaspoonKosher Salt

adjust to taste

½ cupextra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Add all ingredients except the olive oil to a food processor. Pulse several times until the ingredients are chopped.

Step 2

With the food processor running, drizzle in the olive oil slowly. Run the food processor until the ingredients are smooth and emulsified. Scrape the pesto down from the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula if needed.

Step 3

Taste the pesto and adjust the ingredients as needed. You don't need to measure the ingredients very precisely for this recipe. Modify until you have your desired taste and consistency!

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