Roasted Asparagus and Sunflower Seed Pesto

Updated: Aug 26

Whitw Bowl of pesto pasta on a wood table with sunflower seeds, half of a lemon and asparagus stalks around it — Roasted Asparagus and Sunflower Seed Pesto

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Orecchiette Pasta • Margherita Pizza • Lemon Marinated Chicken Breast

Ingredients

7 asparagus stalks

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1/4 cup shredded parmesan

8 basil leaves

1/2 lemon juice/zest

1 garlic clove

3/4 cup olive oil

1/2 tbsp honey

1 tsp red pepper flakes

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

Preparation

1.

Cut off the fibrous end on all the asparagus stalks. Pre heat oven or air fryer to 400 degrees and roast for 10 minutes.

The ends cut off of asparagus on a wood cutting board all on a white table — Ends Cut off of Asparagus

Roasted asparagus in an air fryer — Roasted Asparagus for Pesto

2.

Into a blender or food processor put roasted asparagus, honey, parmesan, red pepper flakes, sunflower seeds, basil, garlic clove, lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper. Blend for 1 minute.

All of the Ingredients for Roasted Asparagus an Sunflower Seed Pesto into a blender on a white table — All of the Ingredients for Roasted Asparagus an Sunflower Seed Pesto Ready to be Blended

Blended Roasted Asparagus and Sunflower Seed Pesto on a white table in a blender — Blended Roasted Asparagus and Sunflower Seed Pesto

3.

Toss with pasta!

Pesto pasta in a white bowl on a wood table next to sunflower seeds, asparagus stalks as a half of Lemon all on a wood table — Roasted Asparagus and Sunflower Seed Pesto

Roasted Asparagus and Sunflower Seed Pesto

Orecchiette Pasta • Margherita Pizza • Lemon Marinated Chicken Breast

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