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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (139g) Recipe makes 2 servings
Calories 512
Calories from Fat 407		(79%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 45.3g	69%
	Saturated Fat 7.9g	39%
	Monounsaturated Fat 19.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 15.9g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 14mg		0%
Potassium 710mg		20%
Total Carbohydrate 17.3g		5%
	Dietary Fiber 3.8g	15%
	Sugars 1.3g
Protein 17.9g		35%
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Basil, Lime and Pumpkin Seed Pesto

Recipe #398624 | 12 min | 12 min prep | add private note

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By: SassiFras
Nov 9, 2009

While searching for healthier recipe alternatives on the 'net, I ran across this one on the Care2 website @ http://www.care2.com/greenliving/basil-lime-pumpkin-seed-pesto-recipe.html Adapted from Tassajara Cookbook, by Karla Oliveira (Gibbs Smith Publisher, 2007). This terrific recipe highlights basil’s fresh flavor with rich, nutty pumpkin seeds and zingy lime—a nice change of pace! Basil, Lime and Pumpkin Seed Pesto is packed with nutrition and fiber, and is so complete it doesn’t even require the tried and true Parmesan cheese!

SERVES 2 -4 , 1 cup of sauce (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup pumpkin seeds, raw
1 cup basil, packed
4 tablespoons lime juice
3 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste

Directions

1
Lightly toast pumpkin seeds and grind unil they stick to the walls of the food processor. Add the remaining ingredients. Add more olive oil or lime juice to thin if necessary.