Quick Homemade Kale Pesto

Name: Quick Homemade Kale Pesto
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 3 cups chopped kale (washed and packed); ½ cup pine nuts (or walnuts or almonds); ⅓ to ½ cup olive oil (or as needed); 1 clove garlic (chopped); 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 oz Parmesan cheese; kosher salt (to taste)

Kale Pesto is easy, flavorful, and chock full of nutritious, fresh ingredients!

⏱ 15 min 🔨 Prep 5min 🔥 Cook 10min 📊 Easy 🍽 4 servings 👁 7

Ingredients

4 servings

3 cups chopped kale (washed and packed)
½ cup pine nuts (or walnuts or almonds)
⅓ to ½ cup olive oil (or as needed)
1 clove garlic (chopped)
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 oz Parmesan cheese
kosher salt (to taste)

Instructions

Place the pine nuts in a shallow frying pan and cook over medium heat stirring or shaking until fragrant and golden, about 4 minutes. Cool.
Combine nuts, garlic, lemon juice, and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, parmesan cheese in a food processor and process until combined.
Add kale and process until combined. With the processor running, add oil to reach desired consistency. Season with salt to taste.

Nutrition per serving

356kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$578.00

Per Serving
$145.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$1156.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (71% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
chopped kale	3 cups	-
pine nuts	0.5 cup	$94.00
to ½ cup olive oil	0.333	$47.00
garlic	1 clove	$198.00
fresh lemon juice	2 tbsp	$20.00
Parmesan cheese	2 oz	$219.00
kosher salt	-	-