{"id":21883,"date":"2011-11-16T09:22:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T14:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=21883"},"modified":"2016-02-08T06:02:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T11:02:55","slug":"kale-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=21883","title":{"rendered":"Kale Pesto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Kale is a perfect food to highlight during Diabetes Awareness Month, and we&#8217;re delighted to share one of our favorite blogger&#8217;s recipes for Kale Pesto and <a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/a-sweet-life-staff\/recipes\/meal-type\/breakfast\/green-eggs-with-kale-pesto\/21871\/\">Green Eggs<\/a>.\u00a0 Erica Kerwien, the talented author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comfybelly.com\" target=\"_blank\">Comfy Belly<\/a> found inspiration for this recipe while perusing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.101cookbooks.com\/ingredient\/kale\" target=\"_blank\">kale recipes at 101 Cookbooks<\/a>.\u00a0 What she came up with is a creamy, lemony, green pesto. &#8211; 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Alternatively, you can set up a steamer to steam the kale.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Add the garlic, shallots, and kale to the boiling water for just a minute or two, and then remove them using a slotted spoon or tongs.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          If you\u2019re making pasta to go along with the pesto, leave the water boiling and add the pasta now.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Place the garlic, kale, shallots, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and lemon juice in a food processor or blender, and process until creamy and very well blended.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Season with salt and pepper to taste. I usually add more lemon juice instead of salt. Up to you though.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Now you\u2019re ready to use the pesto, or you can store it in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a week.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Enjoy!\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          <span class=\"bold\">Tip:<\/span> To make this a diary-free pesto, replace the Parmesan cheese with about 1\/4 cup of pine nuts plus a 1\/8 teaspoon of salt.\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n\n<div class=\"zlmeta zlclear asl_meta\">\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\" > window.ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/script>\n    \n\n        \n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    \n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"zlclear\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        \n            <div class=\"ziprecipes-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">1.3<\/div>\n\n        \n  <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"zl-printed-copyright-statement\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">Copyright \u00a9 2009-2020 Diabetes Media Foundation, All Rights Reserved. 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