This Nut Free Basil Parsley Pesto is an easy way to use up fresh herbs from your garden!
When you have a garden full of fresh basil and parsley why not make some pesto right? Pesto can be used on so many wonderful things; for a pizza instead of sauce, for grilling chicken as a marinade, and especially over pasta!
Using a good amount of basil and a little less parsley makes a nice balance in taste than typical basil pesto. But feel free to make it all with basil if you prefer.
Instead of typical pasta I also needed to use all the zucchini from my garden as well. What better than to make Zucchini Noodles of course!
Many people might just buy a Spiralizer or zucchini spiral cutter for the zucchini noodles, but since I already had a serrated Pampered Chef peeler, that's what I used.
They look like the bottom orange and do a great job! Just use like you are peeling the skin off and it really doeasn't take any time at all.
Messermeister 3-pc. Pro-Touch Peeler Trio
I used about a ½ cup of pesto with about 4 cups of spiral zucchini which was about 4 of them. I topped it with a few pistachios and called it dinner!
Seriously, doesn't that look like pasta?? Love it and I hope you'll give it a try!
The nutrition info below is just for the pesto sauce.
Nut Free Basil Parsley Pesto
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh packed basil leaves
- 1 cup fresh parsley
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt taste and adjust
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into blender.
- Pulse into smooth consistency or to your liking.
- Taste and adjust salt if needed.
- Makes 1 cup.
- Keep refrigerated.
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Bryanna
Just curious how long this will last in fridge. Thanks in advance!
Brenda
7-10 days
Amy
I sauteed my zucchini in a little oil and made an arugula, basil, and walnut pesto. I saw it on The Chew yesterday. It was delish! Can't wait to try zuccini like this with other pestos! My husband, 9 year old, 3 year old and I all loved it!
Teri F
I don't understand how using the peeler "like you'd peel the skin off" will give you thin noodles like those.
Brenda
The serrated peeler is used just as you would use a regular peeler to remove the skin. But with the serrated peeler it separates the zucchini into strips essentially like noodles just by peeling from top to bottom.
Renee Brendle
Do you cook the zucchini noodles? If so, how long?
Brenda
No cooking needed, just raw, and it's fabulous!
Loma
Looks great! Can't wait to try it.
Do you boil the zucchini to soften it, or just eat it raw?
Thanks.
Brenda
It's doesn't need any cooking, I loved it raw.
Mo
Looks delicious! Do you see any problem freezing the pesto?
Thanks!
Mo