Side Dish Recipe # Mexican Pesto

Classic pesto South of the border style.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
• 1 bunch cilantro
• ¼ cup grated cotija cheese
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 serrano chile pepper, seeded
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons olive oil

Cooking Directions

1. Place the pumpkin seeds in a food processor or blender; pulse until coarsely chopped. Add cilantro, cheese, garlic, chile pepper, salt, and olive oil; cover and process until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary.

Nutrition Facts

• calories176.4
• carbohydrateContent2.4 g
• cholesterolContent5.8 mg
• fatContent17.8 g
• fiberContent0.6 g
• proteinContent2.9 g
• saturatedFatContent3.4 g
• sodiumContent262 mg
• sugarContent0.2 g