{"id":5481,"date":"2012-09-12T13:43:57","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T18:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=5481"},"modified":"2023-08-25T09:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:25:09","slug":"arugula-basil-and-spinach-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/arugula-basil-and-spinach-pesto","title":{"rendered":"Arugula, Basil and Spinach Pesto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A delicious green pesto made from arugula, basil and spinach that is slightly lower on the calories, meaning you can pile this on a bowl of pasta by the spoonful and dig in and enjoy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Skinny Green Pesto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I love green pesto - but it can pack quite a few calories and that's just for a tablespoon and well sometimes a tablespoon just isn't enough, right? If you are anything like me, when it comes to a bowl of pesto pasta I like quite a few spoonfuls stirred in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This delicious Skinny Green Pesto recipe gives you a lot more pesto for less calories. It is a bit of a cheats pesto, as it contains no pine nuts, but it still works and tastes yummy. Stir it through pasta, serve as a filling for chicken or fish. The possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients in Pesto<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally Pesto, contains garlic, basil, pinenuts, lots of olive oil, salt, and a hard cheese such as Parmigiano-Reggiano, you can get different variations that may use some additional greens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this recipe I skip the pinenuts, and instead of just basil, use some arugula (rocket) and spinach. Along with the usual bit of olive oil and some parmesan (but far less than usual). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can I skip the Olive Oil?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may be tempted to try and skip the olive oil to save some calories, but my advice. Just don't do it. Pesto needs that extra virgin olive oil for flavour and it also helps to make sure that yummy pesto coats every piece of pasta perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you try and skip the olive oil in this particular recipe you will just end up feeling disappointed as it just won't be like pesto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What greens can I use to make Pesto?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While I haven't really tried anything other than the usual basil or the combination in this recipe. I don't see any other reason why other green vegetables would not work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some other popular choices are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n