How to Make Lightened-Up Pesto: A Recipe for Creamy Avocado Basil Pesto

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2015-04-14 13:05:27WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 16016 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => blaumohn [comment_author_email] => dschmits@intergga.ch [comment_author_url] => http://gravatar.com/blaumohntraveller [comment_author_IP] => 94.16.148.91 [comment_date] => 2015-04-14 08:05:27 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-04-14 13:05:27 [comment_content] => Thanks for this super delicious sounding recipe! Btw, pinenuts are not really nuts, they're seeds, so they should be pretty safe für nut allergy sufferers :-) Anyway, this recipe will definitely be tried out this week! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.118 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [16018] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 16018 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 104.240.80.59 [comment_date] => 2015-04-14 11:13:28 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-04-14 16:13:28 [comment_content] => Thanks for letting us know! :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.118 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 16016 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) [141426] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 141426 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Mayo Underwood [comment_author_email] => earthmama.eh@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://mayo-underwood.com [comment_author_IP] => 64.64.175.107 [comment_date] => 2017-09-02 13:27:15 [comment_date_gmt] => 2017-09-02 18:27:15 [comment_content] => All nuts are seeds of some sort. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_12_6) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/60.0.3112.113 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 16016 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
1. blaumohn says:

   April 14, 2015

   Thanks for this super delicious sounding recipe! Btw, pinenuts are not really nuts, they’re seeds, so they should be pretty safe für nut allergy sufferers 🙂 Anyway, this recipe will definitely be tried out this week!

   Reply
   2015-04-14 16:13:28WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 16018 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 104.240.80.59 [comment_date] => 2015-04-14 11:13:28 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-04-14 16:13:28 [comment_content] => Thanks for letting us know! :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.118 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 16016 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
   • Monique replied:

     April 14, 2015

     Thanks for letting us know! 🙂

     Reply
   2017-09-02 18:27:15WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 141426 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Mayo Underwood [comment_author_email] => earthmama.eh@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://mayo-underwood.com [comment_author_IP] => 64.64.175.107 [comment_date] => 2017-09-02 13:27:15 [comment_date_gmt] => 2017-09-02 18:27:15 [comment_content] => All nuts are seeds of some sort. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_12_6) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/60.0.3112.113 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 16016 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
   • Mayo Underwood replied:

     September 2, 2017

     All nuts are seeds of some sort.

     Reply
2015-04-14 16:36:32WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 16019 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => fitfoodiefinds [comment_author_email] => fitfoodiefinds@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 76.17.175.28 [comment_date] => 2015-04-14 11:36:32 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-04-14 16:36:32 [comment_content] => I make a similar pesto....but let's get real, I'm sure Mama AK's is wayyy better. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.118 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
2. fitfoodiefinds says:

   April 14, 2015

   I make a similar pesto….but let’s get real, I’m sure Mama AK’s is wayyy better.

   Reply
2015-04-14 23:20:02WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 16021 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => superfitbabe [comment_author_email] => misscassietran@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://superfitbabe.wordpress.com [comment_author_IP] => 75.82.184.149 [comment_date] => 2015-04-14 18:20:02 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-04-14 23:20:02 [comment_content] => I love this lightened version! Delicious! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.118 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
3. superfitbabe says:

   April 14, 2015

   I love this lightened version! Delicious!

   Reply
2015-04-15 16:11:46WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 16041 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => juliajolliff [comment_author_email] => juliajolliff@yahoo.com [comment_author_url] => http://juliajolliff.wordpress.com [comment_author_IP] => 75.185.166.204 [comment_date] => 2015-04-15 11:11:46 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-04-15 16:11:46 [comment_content] => Adding avocado to pesto is such a great idea. I am totally trying this. Perfect for wraps and sandwiches. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit/600.4.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/7.1.4 Safari/537.85.13 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
4. juliajolliff says:

   April 15, 2015

   Adding avocado to pesto is such a great idea. I am totally trying this. Perfect for wraps and sandwiches.

   Reply
2015-05-06 23:56:03WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 16369 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => stylelittle [comment_author_email] => fanny.stylelittle@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.stylelittle.com [comment_author_IP] => 73.223.215.39 [comment_date] => 2015-05-06 18:56:03 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-05-06 23:56:03 [comment_content] => Just stumbled onto your site via Pinterest:) I've been adding oil to my pesto for years...now I know I don't have too!! Can't wait to try [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_7_5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/42.0.2311.135 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [16372] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 16372 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 73.8.27.217 [comment_date] => 2015-05-06 20:02:58 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-05-07 01:02:58 [comment_content] => I think you'll love it! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/42.0.2311.135 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 16369 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
5. stylelittle says:

   May 6, 2015

   Just stumbled onto your site via Pinterest:) I’ve been adding oil to my pesto for years…now I know I don’t have too!! Can’t wait to try

   Reply
   2015-05-07 01:02:58WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 16372 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 73.8.27.217 [comment_date] => 2015-05-06 20:02:58 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-05-07 01:02:58 [comment_content] => I think you'll love it! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/42.0.2311.135 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 16369 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
   • Monique replied:

     May 6, 2015

     I think you’ll love it!

     Reply
2015-07-22 15:45:44WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 17955 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Nina [comment_author_email] => ninait@hotmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 128.228.10.76 [comment_date] => 2015-07-22 10:45:44 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-07-22 15:45:44 [comment_content] => Hi, Is it ok if I omit cheese from this pesto? [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/6.0) [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
6. Nina says:

   July 22, 2015

   Hi,
   Is it ok if I omit cheese from this pesto?

   Reply
2015-12-28 04:58:55WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 20295 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Sandy [comment_author_email] => xsandreezy2@aol.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 73.222.11.82 [comment_date] => 2015-12-27 22:58:55 [comment_date_gmt] => 2015-12-28 04:58:55 [comment_content] => Hi, I was wondering if I needed to toast the pine nuts in a pan or oven? [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.10; rv:43.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/43.0 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
7. Sandy says:

   December 27, 2015

   Hi, I was wondering if I needed to toast the pine nuts in a pan or oven?

   Reply
2016-01-02 04:41:54WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 20362 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Amanda [comment_author_email] => amanda.storey@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 58.110.119.97 [comment_date] => 2016-01-01 22:41:54 [comment_date_gmt] => 2016-01-02 04:41:54 [comment_content] => This is absolutely delicious! I toasted the pine nuts which really enhanced the flavour of the dish. I had it for breakfast with scrambled eggs, lunch with brown rice, watercress, zucchini, spring onions, chicken and toasted pepita seeds and a with grilled cheese. This is a new staple for me! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/47.0.2526.106 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
8. Amanda says:

   January 1, 2016

   This is absolutely delicious! I toasted the pine nuts which really enhanced the flavour of the dish. I had it for breakfast with scrambled eggs, lunch with brown rice, watercress, zucchini, spring onions, chicken and toasted pepita seeds and a with grilled cheese. This is a new staple for me!

   Reply
2016-01-24 00:40:19WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 20925 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Aileen [comment_author_email] => aileenjerman@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 70.208.71.87 [comment_date] => 2016-01-23 18:40:19 [comment_date_gmt] => 2016-01-24 00:40:19 [comment_content] => Does this brown quickly? By the way I made your turkey chili today and it was my favorite chili ever. Thank you for all your awesome recipes! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 5.0; SM-G900V Build/LRX21T; wv) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Chrome/47.0.2526.100 Mobile Safari/537.36 [FB_IAB/FB4A;FBAV/59.0.0.15.313;] [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [24748] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 24748 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Karen [comment_author_email] => karpatchi@yahoo.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 108.216.108.208 [comment_date] => 2016-08-02 18:21:37 [comment_date_gmt] => 2016-08-02 23:21:37 [comment_content] => I'm wondering about whether it browns as well! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_10_5) AppleWebKit/601.4.4 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/9.0.3 Safari/601.4.4 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 20925 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [103611] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 103611 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Cartier [comment_author_email] => Cartierking10@yahoo.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 172.73.229.232 [comment_date] => 2017-05-07 16:28:01 [comment_date_gmt] => 2017-05-07 21:28:01 [comment_content] => There's lemon juice in it so I'd assume that it will not brown. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 10_2_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/602.4.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/14D27 [Pinterest/iOS] [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 24748 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
9. Aileen says:

   January 23, 2016

   Does this brown quickly? By the way I made your turkey chili today and it was my favorite chili ever. Thank you for all your awesome recipes!

   Reply
   2016-08-02 23:21:37WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 24748 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Karen [comment_author_email] => karpatchi@yahoo.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 108.216.108.208 [comment_date] => 2016-08-02 18:21:37 [comment_date_gmt] => 2016-08-02 23:21:37 [comment_content] => I'm wondering about whether it browns as well! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_10_5) AppleWebKit/601.4.4 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/9.0.3 Safari/601.4.4 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 20925 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [103611] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 103611 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Cartier [comment_author_email] => Cartierking10@yahoo.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 172.73.229.232 [comment_date] => 2017-05-07 16:28:01 [comment_date_gmt] => 2017-05-07 21:28:01 [comment_content] => There's lemon juice in it so I'd assume that it will not brown. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 10_2_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/602.4.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/14D27 [Pinterest/iOS] [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 24748 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
   • Karen replied:

     August 2, 2016

     I’m wondering about whether it browns as well!

     Reply
     2017-05-07 21:28:01WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 103611 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Cartier [comment_author_email] => Cartierking10@yahoo.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 172.73.229.232 [comment_date] => 2017-05-07 16:28:01 [comment_date_gmt] => 2017-05-07 21:28:01 [comment_content] => There's lemon juice in it so I'd assume that it will not brown. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 10_2_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/602.4.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/14D27 [Pinterest/iOS] [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 24748 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
     • Cartier replied:

       May 7, 2017

       There’s lemon juice in it so I’d assume that it will not brown.

       Reply
2016-04-21 03:30:51WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 22837 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => jemimasdigitalboutique [comment_author_email] => jemimasdigitalboutique@outlook.com [comment_author_url] => http://jemimasdigitalboutique.wordpress.com [comment_author_IP] => 101.190.189.220 [comment_date] => 2016-04-20 22:30:51 [comment_date_gmt] => 2016-04-21 03:30:51 [comment_content] => Thanks so much for sharing - I'm going to try this soon [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/49.0.2623.112 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
10. jemimasdigitalboutique says:

    April 20, 2016

    Thanks so much for sharing – I’m going to try this soon

    Reply
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11. jemimasdigitalboutique says:

    May 9, 2016

    This is delicious – I didn’t have the pine nuts so used a teaspoon of Almond Butter – thanks for sharing

    Reply
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12. StudentofNutrition says:

    January 21, 2017

    Thanks for this recipe. It sounds interesting. I will totally give this a try. I love avocado and use it in many recipes, and love it in sauces and spreads too. By the way, I just thought I’d mention, according to Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a well known cardiologist and advocate for healthy food and lifestyle in the UK, everyone should consume 4 Tbsp (that’s 1/4 cup) of olive oil every day for a healthy heart and arteries.

    Reply
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13. Christine says:

    March 12, 2017

    
    Wow! This recipe is so fabulous! We have already made it a few times and just can’t get enough! It definitely made it to our “keepers” file 🙂

    Reply
2017-04-08 21:47:09WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 88557 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => avolover [comment_author_email] => none@yahoo.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 173.73.144.178 [comment_date] => 2017-04-08 16:47:09 [comment_date_gmt] => 2017-04-08 21:47:09 [comment_content] => I make avocado pesto all the time. I love avocados and I love spinach so this is a winning combination. Also I can't have dairy so the avocado provides a nice creamy alternative which is what I missed the most about cheese. How do you store it? Avocado oxides rapidly. I was able to make my extra avocado sauce last a few days because of the high lemon and oil content. I don't put garlic in mine and I know the acid from the garlic helps keep it from going bad. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/57.0.2987.133 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
14. avolover says:

    April 8, 2017

    I make avocado pesto all the time. I love avocados and I love spinach so this is a winning combination. Also I can’t have dairy so the avocado provides a nice creamy alternative which is what I missed the most about cheese. How do you store it? Avocado oxides rapidly. I was able to make my extra avocado sauce last a few days because of the high lemon and oil content. I don’t put garlic in mine and I know the acid from the garlic helps keep it from going bad.

    Reply
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15. Sharon Holloway says:

    July 21, 2017

    Can I make lots of this and freeze it?

    Reply
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    • Monique replied:

      July 24, 2017

      You bet!

      Reply
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16. Sara says:

    September 3, 2017

    Ate some recently – they put a touch of fresh chili into it – it’s a brand new world!

    Reply
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    • Monique replied:

      September 5, 2017

      I’ve never thought to put chili in here! Must give it a try…

      Reply
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17. Aarushi says:

    March 30, 2018

    Looks great! For how long does this last?

    Reply
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    • Monique replied:

      April 2, 2018

      It should be good for a few days in the fridge, otherwise you can freeze it for a few months!

      Reply
2018-04-12 20:51:30WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 179440 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Selena [comment_author_email] => ss.cash12@yahoo.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 107.184.133.146 [comment_date] => 2018-04-12 15:51:30 [comment_date_gmt] => 2018-04-12 20:51:30 [comment_content] => Hi Monique! Just stumbled upon this recipe through Pinterest! I made the pesto for lunch today and absolutely loved it!! Thank you!! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 11_2_6 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/604.5.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/15D100 [Pinterest/iOS] [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
18. Selena says:

    April 12, 2018

    Hi Monique! Just stumbled upon this recipe through Pinterest! I made the pesto for lunch today and absolutely loved it!! Thank you!!

    Reply
2018-04-20 01:13:27WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 179774 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Sandy [comment_author_email] => sandlamp@aol.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 174.229.14.225 [comment_date] => 2018-04-19 20:13:27 [comment_date_gmt] => 2018-04-20 01:13:27 [comment_content] => Is this Gut-Friendly? [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 8.1.0; Pixel 2 Build/OPM2.171019.029; wv) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Chrome/65.0.3325.109 Mobile Safari/537.36 [Pinterest/Android] [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
19. Sandy says:

    April 19, 2018

    Is this Gut-Friendly?

    Reply
2018-07-27 01:24:22WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 190190 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Veronica [comment_author_email] => Vlaguilera33@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 76.234.65.26 [comment_date] => 2018-07-26 20:24:22 [comment_date_gmt] => 2018-07-27 01:24:22 [comment_content] => Can you used other nuts or seeds besides pine nuts [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 11_4 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/15F79 [Pinterest/iOS] [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [190801] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 190801 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.102.17 [comment_date] => 2018-07-31 20:28:11 [comment_date_gmt] => 2018-08-01 01:28:11 [comment_content] => You could try pistachios! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_13_6) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/67.0.3396.99 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 190190 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
20. Veronica says:

    July 26, 2018

    Can you used other nuts or seeds besides pine nuts

    Reply
    2018-08-01 01:28:11WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 190801 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.102.17 [comment_date] => 2018-07-31 20:28:11 [comment_date_gmt] => 2018-08-01 01:28:11 [comment_content] => You could try pistachios! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_13_6) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/67.0.3396.99 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 190190 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      July 31, 2018

      You could try pistachios!

      Reply
2018-08-09 18:55:36WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 191873 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Chris [comment_author_email] => nyechris@hotmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 73.34.124.183 [comment_date] => 2018-08-09 13:55:36 [comment_date_gmt] => 2018-08-09 18:55:36 [comment_content] => I love pesto, and this is my favorite recipe, healthy or not! We live an active life-style, and do watch what we eat. Most pesto's are diet killers, but not this one! I love to cook and would be considered "a foodie." Kudos to this recipe as it is creamy and perfect! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/64.0.3282.140 Safari/537.36 Edge/17.17134 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [191983] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 191983 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.121.62 [comment_date] => 2018-08-10 16:03:48 [comment_date_gmt] => 2018-08-10 21:03:48 [comment_content] => So happy to hear that, Chris! Love this one (I use it in so many recipes!) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_13_6) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/67.0.3396.99 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 191873 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
21. Chris says:

    August 9, 2018

    
    I love pesto, and this is my favorite recipe, healthy or not! We live an active life-style, and do watch what we eat. Most pesto’s are diet killers, but not this one! I love to cook and would be considered “a foodie.” Kudos to this recipe as it is creamy and perfect!

    Reply
    2018-08-10 21:03:48WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 191983 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.121.62 [comment_date] => 2018-08-10 16:03:48 [comment_date_gmt] => 2018-08-10 21:03:48 [comment_content] => So happy to hear that, Chris! Love this one (I use it in so many recipes!) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_13_6) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/67.0.3396.99 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 191873 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      August 10, 2018

      So happy to hear that, Chris! Love this one (I use it in so many recipes!)

      Reply
2019-02-10 16:45:29WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 211837 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Linda Rodriguez [comment_author_email] => lala63rdz@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 172.58.99.76 [comment_date] => 2019-02-10 10:45:29 [comment_date_gmt] => 2019-02-10 16:45:29 [comment_content] => this pesto sauce looks delicious I'm going to try it.... [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 7.1.1; SM-J700T1 Build/NMF26X; wv) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Chrome/71.0.3578.99 Mobile Safari/537.36 [FB_IAB/FB4A;FBAV/204.0.0.24.101;] [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [212030] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 212030 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.102.17 [comment_date] => 2019-02-12 11:36:35 [comment_date_gmt] => 2019-02-12 17:36:35 [comment_content] => Hope you love it! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_2) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/71.0.3578.98 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 211837 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
22. Linda Rodriguez says:

    February 10, 2019

    
    this pesto sauce looks delicious I’m going to try it….

    Reply
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    • Monique replied:

      February 12, 2019

      Hope you love it!

      Reply
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23. David says:

    March 13, 2019

    
    Tastes fantastic, thanks

    Reply
    2019-03-25 22:25:23WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 214073 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.102.17 [comment_date] => 2019-03-25 17:25:23 [comment_date_gmt] => 2019-03-25 22:25:23 [comment_content] => So happy to hear that David! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_3) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/72.0.3626.121 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 213511 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      March 25, 2019

      So happy to hear that David!

      Reply
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24. Randi W. says:

    April 21, 2019

    I love using pesto on pizza. Can this pesto be baked on crust?

    Reply
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    • Monique replied:

      May 1, 2019

      I do too! This one does have avocado in it, so I would probably recommend adding it after the pizza is baked.

      Reply
2019-07-18 14:46:38WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 225219 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Lisa [comment_author_email] => Lisajohnson@yahoo.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 69.242.4.42 [comment_date] => 2019-07-18 09:46:38 [comment_date_gmt] => 2019-07-18 14:46:38 [comment_content] => Hey Monquie! You are truly a friend in my head....LOL This was amazing! I am going to grill some chicken and have it on a sandwich with spinach and tomato. YUMMY! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_13_6) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/12.1.1 Safari/605.1.15 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [225271] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 225271 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.102.17 [comment_date] => 2019-07-19 10:36:38 [comment_date_gmt] => 2019-07-19 15:36:38 [comment_content] => Hi Lisa! So happy to hear that :) and that sandwich sounds SO delicious. Enjoy! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/75.0.3770.100 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 225219 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
25. Lisa says:

    July 18, 2019

    
    Hey Monquie! You are truly a friend in my head….LOL
    This was amazing! I am going to grill some chicken and have it on a sandwich with spinach and tomato. YUMMY!

    Reply
    2019-07-19 15:36:38WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 225271 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.102.17 [comment_date] => 2019-07-19 10:36:38 [comment_date_gmt] => 2019-07-19 15:36:38 [comment_content] => Hi Lisa! So happy to hear that :) and that sandwich sounds SO delicious. Enjoy! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/75.0.3770.100 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 225219 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      July 19, 2019

      Hi Lisa! So happy to hear that 🙂 and that sandwich sounds SO delicious. Enjoy!

      Reply
2019-10-05 00:32:52WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 229465 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 66.248.200.20 [comment_date] => 2019-10-04 19:32:52 [comment_date_gmt] => 2019-10-05 00:32:52 [comment_content] => delicious and love the healthy fats thanks to avocado! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_11_6) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/77.0.3865.90 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
26. Monique says:

    October 4, 2019

    delicious and love the healthy fats thanks to avocado!

    Reply
2020-01-20 01:15:21WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 234992 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Kathryn E Schmidt [comment_author_email] => kschmidtcsr@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 104.220.183.245 [comment_date] => 2020-01-19 19:15:21 [comment_date_gmt] => 2020-01-20 01:15:21 [comment_content] => This recipe was on point. I didn't even miss the oil. I forgot the salt and it was still amazing. Nom nom. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 8.0.0; SM-G965U) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/79.0.3945.116 Mobile Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [235070] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 235070 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 66.248.200.20 [comment_date] => 2020-01-20 20:02:50 [comment_date_gmt] => 2020-01-21 02:02:50 [comment_content] => Glad you enjoyed! Love this one on so many recipes. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_2) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/79.0.3945.117 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 234992 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
27. Kathryn E Schmidt says:

    January 19, 2020

    
    This recipe was on point. I didn’t even miss the oil. I forgot the salt and it was still amazing. Nom nom.

    Reply
    2020-01-21 02:02:50WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 235070 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 66.248.200.20 [comment_date] => 2020-01-20 20:02:50 [comment_date_gmt] => 2020-01-21 02:02:50 [comment_content] => Glad you enjoyed! Love this one on so many recipes. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_2) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/79.0.3945.117 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 234992 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      January 20, 2020

      Glad you enjoyed! Love this one on so many recipes.

      Reply
2020-01-23 04:34:12WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 235357 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Annalisa [comment_author_email] => annalisambell@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 66.112.161.251 [comment_date] => 2020-01-22 22:34:12 [comment_date_gmt] => 2020-01-23 04:34:12 [comment_content] => How many servings does this make? I know it says one, but I can't imagine it only produces 1/4 cup of pesto? Thanks so much! I can't wait to try it. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_6) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/13.0.4 Safari/605.1.15 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [235585] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 235585 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 66.248.200.20 [comment_date] => 2020-01-24 08:53:05 [comment_date_gmt] => 2020-01-24 14:53:05 [comment_content] => Oops! This makes 2-4 servings depending on what its used for! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_2) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/79.0.3945.117 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 235357 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
28. Annalisa says:

    January 22, 2020

    How many servings does this make? I know it says one, but I can’t imagine it only produces 1/4 cup of pesto? Thanks so much! I can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
    2020-01-24 14:53:05WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 235585 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 66.248.200.20 [comment_date] => 2020-01-24 08:53:05 [comment_date_gmt] => 2020-01-24 14:53:05 [comment_content] => Oops! This makes 2-4 servings depending on what its used for! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_2) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/79.0.3945.117 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 235357 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      January 24, 2020

      Oops! This makes 2-4 servings depending on what its used for!

      Reply
2020-03-30 13:02:23WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 241778 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Sarie [comment_author_email] => sarie_1@hotmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 2001:8003:e481:d900:3438:c0d4:239d:f14 [comment_date] => 2020-03-30 08:02:23 [comment_date_gmt] => 2020-03-30 13:02:23 [comment_content] => This recipe is incredibly delicious, quick and easy! Thank you for sharing it! I made this pesto with my own home grown basil and lemons. I served the sauce alongside chicken and mushrooms with soy bean pasta - best combo - sprinkled some roasted pine nuts on top with fresh basil when serving. Can recommend - leaves you feeling satisfied but not too rich in flavour. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 13_3_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/13.0.5 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [241905] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 241905 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.102.17 [comment_date] => 2020-03-31 09:13:41 [comment_date_gmt] => 2020-03-31 14:13:41 [comment_content] => Amazing! So glad you love this one. Sounds delicious with your pasta dish :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_3) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/80.0.3987.149 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 241778 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
29. Sarie says:

    March 30, 2020

    
    This recipe is incredibly delicious, quick and easy! Thank you for sharing it! I made this pesto with my own home grown basil and lemons. I served the sauce alongside chicken and mushrooms with soy bean pasta – best combo – sprinkled some roasted pine nuts on top with fresh basil when serving. Can recommend – leaves you feeling satisfied but not too rich in flavour.

    Reply
    2020-03-31 14:13:41WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 241905 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.102.17 [comment_date] => 2020-03-31 09:13:41 [comment_date_gmt] => 2020-03-31 14:13:41 [comment_content] => Amazing! So glad you love this one. Sounds delicious with your pasta dish :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_3) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/80.0.3987.149 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 241778 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      March 31, 2020

      Amazing! So glad you love this one. Sounds delicious with your pasta dish 🙂

      Reply
2021-02-11 18:26:07WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 294300 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Grace [comment_author_email] => fellhoeltergrace@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 2607:fea8:bfdf:1400:6cc9:4d34:4d63:6ceb [comment_date] => 2021-02-11 12:26:07 [comment_date_gmt] => 2021-02-11 18:26:07 [comment_content] => I love this pesto, but not as much as the cilantro pistachio one on the AK website. But both are used for different types of recipes. The only thing I would knock is that you definitely should make it and use it right away, the avocado can brown the pesto in places fairly quickly. Otherwise it’s delicious, easy, affordable, and a great way to lighten up pesto! 🙂 [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 14_4 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/14.0.3 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
30. Grace says:

    February 11, 2021

    
    I love this pesto, but not as much as the cilantro pistachio one on the AK website. But both are used for different types of recipes. The only thing I would knock is that you definitely should make it and use it right away, the avocado can brown the pesto in places fairly quickly. Otherwise it’s delicious, easy, affordable, and a great way to lighten up pesto! 🙂

    Reply
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31. Diane says:

    April 28, 2021

    
    This recipe was like the marriage of guacamole and basil pesto. It was very good, easy to make, and a hit with a group of people. Not oily like regular pesto (much as I love pesto, it’s just too sinful), still very tasty thanks to the parmesan; although it is best used as a dip or a sandwich spread rather then with pasta.. I added a teaspoon of sundried tomatoes.

    Reply
    2021-04-29 21:30:24WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 312317 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 205.178.102.17 [comment_date] => 2021-04-29 16:30:24 [comment_date_gmt] => 2021-04-29 21:30:24 [comment_content] => Absolutely! So glad it was a hit! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/90.0.4430.85 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 312129 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      April 29, 2021

      Absolutely! So glad it was a hit!

      Reply
2021-06-11 00:21:41WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 324789 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Amaira [comment_author_email] => mythri.nagaraju@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 2600:1700:4576:dc40:554b:1704:49e6:4848 [comment_date] => 2021-06-10 19:21:41 [comment_date_gmt] => 2021-06-11 00:21:41 [comment_content] => Hi Monique, I want to make this recipe right NOW! Unfortunately, I only have cheddar cheese on hand. Do you think it would work ? [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_13_6) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/91.0.4472.101 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [325209] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 325209 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 68.9.186.114 [comment_date] => 2021-06-11 08:50:19 [comment_date_gmt] => 2021-06-11 13:50:19 [comment_content] => Hi, Amaira! I think it's important to use a hard cheese like parmesan in here, as a soft cheese might not blend in as well. You could definitely try it, but ideally you'd use parm! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/91.0.4472.77 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 324789 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
32. Amaira says:

    June 10, 2021

    Hi Monique, I want to make this recipe right NOW! Unfortunately, I only have cheddar cheese on hand. Do you think it would work ?

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    • Monique replied:

      June 11, 2021

      Hi, Amaira! I think it’s important to use a hard cheese like parmesan in here, as a soft cheese might not blend in as well. You could definitely try it, but ideally you’d use parm!

      Reply
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33. Odree says:

    July 11, 2021

    Hi
    So you cannot keep it in the fridge with an avocado… the pesto gonna turn brown… right ?

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    • Monique replied:

      July 12, 2021

      I’d recommend storing it in an airtight container or sealed mason jar, and if you’d like you could put a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pesto to prevent it from browning 🙂 And it’s best if eaten within a couple days!

      Reply
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34. Jennifer says:

    August 18, 2021

    This is one of my favorite recipes to use basil from my summer garden. So simple, delicious, and you don’t miss all the fat and calories one bit!

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    • Monique replied:

      August 19, 2021

      😍 So happy to hear you love it so much!

      Reply
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35. Lauren says:

    June 14, 2022

    
    This recipe is so delicious!! My whole family loved it.

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    • Monique replied:

      June 15, 2022

      Aw thank you! So glad to hear that 🙂

      Reply
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36. Susie says:

    December 3, 2022

    
    Just made this and love it! I added a lot more avocado since I was given a lot that was going to go bad real soon, so it came out more guacamole-like. Sometimes I get too much basil on my plant, so I’m looking forward to making it with more basil next time, which will probably make it more pesto-y, and without having to add oil. I like how the proportions of each ingredient can vary and will give me either guacamole or pesto!

    I made this vegan by adding nutritional yeast instead of parmesan. I also added walnuts instead of pine nuts, since I happen to have it.

    Reply
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37. Suzanne says:

    March 5, 2023

    
    I’m so glad I found this recipe, I love basil but never liked pesto on pasta as it’s too oily. I used 1 small avocado, and just 2 Tbs water as I didn’t add the pine nuts. I added 1/2 tsp salt. To me this was 1 serving, I ate the lot with spaghetti, chickpeas & tomatoes.

    I converted the recipe to metric & used 20g basil and 22.5g grated parmesan.

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    2023-03-06 16:53:34WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 445132 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 2601:151:8300:284:4d85:8283:2c6c:3e9d [comment_date] => 2023-03-06 10:53:34 [comment_date_gmt] => 2023-03-06 16:53:34 [comment_content] => Yay! I am so glad you found this recipe and are loving it. Thank you so much for sharing the metrics, I appreciate it! [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/16.2 Safari/605.1.15 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 445011 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      March 6, 2023

      Yay! I am so glad you found this recipe and are loving it. Thank you so much for sharing the metrics, I appreciate it!

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2024-05-15 16:57:16WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 518544 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Elyse [comment_author_email] => elysemk@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => [comment_author_IP] => 2601:5c1:4400:5840:d08:e86:22ed:1ef9 [comment_date] => 2024-05-15 11:57:16 [comment_date_gmt] => 2024-05-15 16:57:16 [comment_content] => This is so creamy and delicious! A little goes a long way to add a lot of flavor. I added it to a bowl of pasta, chicken and veggies. [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_4_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/17.4.1 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 0 [user_id] => 0 [children:protected] => Array ( [518605] => WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 518605 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 2601:240:cb01:9020:9da:3f47:2c46:aa93 [comment_date] => 2024-05-17 09:42:05 [comment_date_gmt] => 2024-05-17 14:42:05 [comment_content] => Absolutely! Love a versatile sauce :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/124.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 518544 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) ) ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
38. Elyse says:

    May 15, 2024

    
    This is so creamy and delicious! A little goes a long way to add a lot of flavor. I added it to a bowl of pasta, chicken and veggies.

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    2024-05-17 14:42:05WP_Comment Object ( [comment_ID] => 518605 [comment_post_ID] => 12156 [comment_author] => Monique [comment_author_email] => ambitiouskitchen@gmail.com [comment_author_url] => https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com [comment_author_IP] => 2601:240:cb01:9020:9da:3f47:2c46:aa93 [comment_date] => 2024-05-17 09:42:05 [comment_date_gmt] => 2024-05-17 14:42:05 [comment_content] => Absolutely! Love a versatile sauce :) [comment_karma] => 0 [comment_approved] => 1 [comment_agent] => Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/124.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 [comment_type] => comment [comment_parent] => 518544 [user_id] => 1 [children:protected] => Array ( ) [populated_children:protected] => 1 [post_fields:protected] => Array ( [0] => post_author [1] => post_date [2] => post_date_gmt [3] => post_content [4] => post_title [5] => post_excerpt [6] => post_status [7] => comment_status [8] => ping_status [9] => post_name [10] => to_ping [11] => pinged [12] => post_modified [13] => post_modified_gmt [14] => post_content_filtered [15] => post_parent [16] => guid [17] => menu_order [18] => post_type [19] => post_mime_type [20] => comment_count ) )
    • Monique replied:

      May 17, 2024

      Absolutely! Love a versatile sauce 🙂

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