Pasta Sauces Recipe ~ Green Pea Pesto

I came up with this recipe when I found myself with a plethora of frozen peas. A friend of mine was leaving the country for 6 weeks and I ended up with 5 bags of frozen peas from her freezer. This is a heavier, sweeter twist to traditional basil pesto. Goes well with pasta or spread over bread and covered with cheese...yum! Add more lemon juice, basil, or garlic to taste.

Ingredients

• 1 cup frozen peas
• 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ½ cup chopped fresh basil
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil; add the peas and cook until softened. Drain.
2. Blend the peas, Parmesan cheese, garlic, lemon juice, basil, and pepper in a blender; while the it blends, stream the olive oil into the mixture.

Nutrition Facts

• calories27.6
• carbohydrateContent1.6 g
• cholesterolContent0.8 mg
• fatContent2 g
• fiberContent0.4 g
• proteinContent0.9 g
• saturatedFatContent0.4 g
• sodiumContent25.1 mg
• sugarContent0.5 g