Pepita Pesto Food

ROMANESCO WITH PEPITA PESTO

Steps:

• Toss the florets from 1 head Romanesco with olive oil, salt, ground cumin and pepper. Roast on a preheated baking sheet at 450 degrees F until browned, about 25 minutes. Pulse 2 cups cilantro, 3 tablespoons unsalted roasted pepitas, the zest and juice of 1/2 lime, 1 small garlic clove and 1 tablespoon water in a food processor. Pulse in 1/4 cup olive oil; season with salt. Spoon on top of the Romanesco; top with more pepitas.

PUMPKIN SEED PESTO SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash and prep the basil: First, make sure to clean your basil by placing it in a bowl of water and swirling around with your hand to clean off of any dirt. Once clean, lay your basil flat to dry or spin it in a salad spinner.
• Blend the greens, pepitas, garlic, and oil: Next pulse the basil in a food processor with the pepita and garlic cloves. Process until finely chopped, then continue to pulse while drizzling in olive oil. You should use enough oil for the ingredients to be well coated.
• Add nutritional yeast, spices, and lemon juice: Finally, add in nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper. Taste and add more as needed.

PEPITA PESTO

Steps:

• Combine parsley, pepitas, basil, lemon juice, water, and garlic salt in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until blended into a coarse meal. Pour olive oil in slowly and pulse a few times until pesto has come together.

PEPITA, CILANTRO AND GOUDA PESTO

Steps:

• Put the pepitas in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add the cilantro, garlic, orange zest and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pulse until finely chopped. Add the Gouda and pulse to combine. With the motor running, slowly pour in the grapeseed oil and process until combined. Transfer to a bowl.

PARSLEY PEPITA PESTO

Steps:

• Toast seeds in a heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until golden in spots and puffed, about 4 minutes.
• Mince and mash garlic to a paste with 1/2 teaspoon salt, then transfer to a food processor. Add parsley and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and pulse until chopped. Add cheese and seeds and process until seeds are finely chopped. With motor running, add oil in a slow stream through feed tube.

PEPITA PESTO ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH DIP RECIPE

Steps:

• Roast The Squash: Heat the oven to 375°F and arrange a rack in middle. Place the squash cut-side down (with nothing on it!) on an aluminum foil silicon mat-lined rimmed baking sheet and place it in the oven. Place the olive oil and the head of garlic in a small ovenproof saucepan covered with an ovenproof top and place it on the baking sheet next to the squash in the oven.Roast the squash until it is easily poked with a fork and the garlic until it is soft and golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes. If the garlic is ready before the squash, remove the garlic and oil from the oven and set aside to cool and continue to roast the squash until it is fork tender. Once the squash is tender, add pepitas and sage and roast another 3 to 5 minutes, or until the seeds are toasted and sage is crisp but not brown.the
• Process The Dip: Remove everything from the oven and set aside to cool slightly, about 5 minutes. When cool enough to handle, scoop the squash out of the skin and place in a food processor fitted with a metal S-shaped blade.Squeeze the garlic cloves out into the food processor and add the garlic infused oil, the pepitas, crisp sage, parsley, salt, half of the broth, and lemon juice and process until everything is broken down, about 1 minute. Stop to scrape down the insides of the food processor and look at the texture. You want the final dip to have the consistency of mashed potatoes. If it is dry, add the remaining broth. Let the food processor run again until the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes more. Taste and add more salt or pepper, as desired.
• To Serve The Dip: Place the dip in a serving bowl and garnish with a pinch of pumpkin seeds, a drizzle of olive oil, and a pinch of flaky sea salt. Serve the dip with cut up vegetables (we like it with cooked fingerling potatoes, radishes, cauliflower, or carrots), root vegetable chips, or crackers.