Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Beet Pesto - 16g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber

Thursday, July 7, 2011

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Beet Pesto - 16g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber

* Exported from MasterCook *

Beet Pesto

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 fresh beets -- with greens
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 red onion -- chopped
1 hot banana pepper -- chopped
2 garlic cloves -- chopped
1 cup walnuts -- toasted
Black pepper -- to taste

Trim & wash beets. Leave 1" stem, steam till tender. When beets are cooked, slip skins off under cool water & set aside. Remove leaves from stems & discard stems. Wash & dry leaves, chop coarsely.

In a skillet, cook onions, banana pepper & garlic in 1/3 cup of olive oil till softened. Add beet greens & cook 5 to 7 minutes.

Transfer to a processor & puree with the cooked beets, cut into quarters. Add rest of ingredients & puree again, adding more olive oil if necessary.
The pesto keeps refrigerated for 2 weeks or freezes. You can add parmesan cheese if you wish.

Servings: 4

Source:
"Basic-Recipes dot com"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2011"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 245 Calories; 18g Fat (60.9% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 334mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 3 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 27210 0 0 0 0 0