Spicy Cilantro Pesto

Name: Spicy Cilantro Pesto
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters toasted sliced almonds; 473 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 2 cloves garlic; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 118 milliliters olive oil; 1 Tbsps crushed red pepper flakes

Spicy Cilantro Pesto might be a good recipe to expand your condiment recipe box. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 298 calories, 2g of protein, and 32g of fat. 17 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. If you have almonds, pepper flakes, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and whole 30 diet.

Instructions

Toast almonds in small skillet over medium-low heat until light golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Almonds

Toast

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the garlic cloves in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature; chop.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Olive Oil

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Pulse the almonds, garlic, and cilantro together in a food processor until roughly chopped. Slowly stream the 1/2 cup olive oil into the mixture with the food processor running continually.

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Olive Oil

Cilantro