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Food Network Magazine’s Lemon Zucchini Pesto

August 9, 2016 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

I have been looking for some foodie inspiration lately for summer dishes and so I turned to Food Network Magazine.

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Look at that ice cream cake on the cover of the July/August 2016 issue! How could I resist?

The Inspiration

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

The best part of purchasing the magazine was discovering the 50 Pestos insert that was inside. Summer is the best time for pestos because it is an uncooked sauce that is super tasty made with herbs, garlic, nuts, olive oil and cheese. Yum!

The Recipe

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

I loved the idea of making pesto with zucchini and lemon so I dove into this recipe which was No. 48 on the list:

Puree 1 small chopped zucchini, 1 cup fresh mint, 1/3 cup toasted blanched hazelnuts, 1 garlic clove, grated zest of 1 lemon, juice of 2 lemons and 1/2 tsp kosher salt. 

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

With machine running gradually add 1/2 cup olive oil. 

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

I was a little concerned that it was a little watery. 

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

Maybe the 1/2 cup grated Parmesan would help?

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

Can’t forget the Parm!

Foodie Results

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

I tossed some bowtie pasta and grilled chicken Italian sausages with the pesto.

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

Quite tasty! And with that mint and lemon zing. I was worried that would be too odd a combo but I was surprised at how balanced it was.

Food Network Magazine's Lemon Zucchini Pesto

Did I like it as much as the traditional basil pesto? No, but I liked it more than I thought I would and had it for lunch a couple of days. Not a bad start! More pestos to come…

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  1. Dawn from HardlyBored says

    August 9, 2016 at 7:55 pm

    Sounds YUM! I bet it would be amazing with a chicken feta sausage.

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    • Suzie the Foodie says

      August 9, 2016 at 10:06 pm

      Oh yes, that would be amazing!

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