Easy Lettuce Pesto Recipe

Last Updated on December 18, 2020 by

I love being able to grow lettuce in my own garden.  Unfortunately, it seems like my harvest all comes up at the same time, leaving me with way too much lettuce to use up.  There are only so many salads a girl can eat in a week!  Lettuce on sandwiches,  more lettuce on burgers and even a Paleo approved taco wrap that uses lettuce instead of a taco shell.  Still, 12 heads of lettuce really doesn't get used up to quickly!  This lettuce pesto recipe can be prepared in just minutes and you can freeze it for later use.  That way, you can use up most of your lettuce crop in one week and still be enjoying your lettuce pesto in August!  You can use this pesto just like you would a traditional pesto recipe. Toss it into pasta or spread it on a slice of bread for a deliciously simple appetizer recipe.  I chose to use mine on some toasted French bread and added a touch more Parmesan cheese on top that I broiled just a minute or two before serving.  Heavenly!

Easy Lettuce Pesto Recipe

Yield: 1 ½ cups

Easy Lettuce Pesto Recipe

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Fresh and flavorful spread for bread. Great to toss with pasta. Wonderful way to use up lots of lettuce!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 packed cups of lettuce (your choice of varieties, a mild flavor like bibb or Romaine works well)
• ⅓ cup fresh parsley
• 3 cloves garlic
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese
• ½ cup walnuts
• ½ teaspoon salt
• olive oil to desired consistency (¼ to ½ cup)

Instructions

2. Place lettuce, parsley, garlic, Parmesan cheese, walnuts and salt in a food processor.
3. Add olive oil and pulse until the pesto reaches the desired consistency. Start with ¼ cup olive oil and add more as needed
4. To serve, spread on bread or toss with pasta
5. Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks or freeze for later use.

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Diane Hoffmaster

Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician at Good Pill Pharmacy.  She has two college aged kids, one husband and more pets than she will admit to. She earned her BS in Microbiology at the University of New Hampshire  but left her career in science to become a stay at home mom. Years of playing with LEGO and coloring with crayons had her craving a more grown up purpose to her life and she began blogging and freelance writing full time.  You can learn more about her HERE.