Mexican Pesto Recipe
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Mexican Pesto

By: Ken from CA 
"Classic pesto South of the border style."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (19)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 1/4 cup grated cotija cheese
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 serrano chile pepper, seeded
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil

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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 176 | Total Fat: 17.8g | Cholesterol: 6mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2010 by Patty Cakes   view full review
Ken, You are Amazing!! This pesto Rocks!! I made it just like it was written. Be careful with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on May 17, 2010 by linda2d   view full review
I've made this twice and the only change was to not use the full amount of oil so I wouldn't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2010 by Ken from CA   view full review
The salt may or may not be needed depending on the Cotija you use. Some can be overly salty. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2010 by SB   view full review
This stuff is awesome! I followed the recipe exactly, and served it with fetticuini noodles...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2010 by pixiestix   view full review
This was excellent...I used pine nuts instead of the pumpkin seeds (what I had)...I didnt add...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2010 by Kathleen Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Fantastic, just as I expected! I had to use Parmesan because I couldn't find cotija, but it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2011 by tem0627   view full review
Used feta instead of cojita and worked out perfectly!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2010 by LindaT Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Easy and Delicious. I used a jalepeno instead of a serrano because I am a wimp and subbed some...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2011 by Lynn Brown   view full review
This is excellent - I didn't have pumpkin seeds on hand or Cotija Cheese. I substituted the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2011 by angelise   view full review
This recipe was DELICIOUS!~ : )

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