Lemon Parsley Pesto

Ingredients
2 cups loosely packed Italian (“flat leaf”) parsley
¾ cup combination of cashews and walnuts or pecans
1 lemon juiced
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Black pepper, to taste
¼ - ½ teaspoon lemon zest*
¼ - 1/3 cup olive oil

Directions
1. Wash and de-stem herbs. Blend all ingredients except olive oil in blender or small food processor.
2. Carefully open vent of food processor and add olive oil slowly (while food processor is on) to incorporate oil.
*zest is only the outer yellow edge of the skin of the lemon, not the white rind

Recipe by Leigh Wagner PhD, MS, RD