Bright arugula pesto made with walnuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and roasted red peppers, all whisked into a vibrant sauce. Perfect for pasta, sandwiches, or grilled veggies!
Combine the ingredients. Place the arugula, roasted red peppers, walnuts, pepitas, Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and black pepper in the food processor. Pulse to combine and chop the ingredients, about 6-10 pulses.
2 cups loosely packed arugula, ¼ cup roasted red peppers, ⅓ cup toasted walnuts, ⅓ cup toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds), ½ cup Parmesan cheese, 2 cloves garlic, ½ tsp kosher salt, 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Add the olive oil. Turn the processor on high and slowly drizzle in the olive oil through the feed tube until you reach your desired consistency. Personally, I prefer to keep mine on the thick side and thin it down at a later time, depending on what dish I'm preparing.
⅓ - ½ cup olive oil
Store. Scrape the pesto into an airtight container.