Power Pesto!

Here’s a powerfully delicious recipe for Pesto that Angela brought to the Women’s Only Sauna Night at the HBC Sauna Center last night.  It’s power is in the flavor AND the nutrients.  It even covers all five flavors, so eat it up!  And come see us next month, first Friday evening for the next Sauna Night!

• 4 cups of greens (sweet, bitter)
• 1 – 1/2 cups of olive oil (use more for a looser pesto, less for thicker) (sweet)
• 1 cup nuts, whatever you like–mix them up even (sweet, bitter)
• 2 TBS hemp seed (bitter)
• 4 medium cloves of garlic (pungent, salty, sweet)
• the juice and zest of 2 lemons (sour)
• 1/4 cup of flaxseed oil (omit if you want to heat it in the oven*) (sweet)

1. Combine all of the ingredients except the olive oil in a food processor or blender.
2. Pulse a few times, then drizzle in the olive oil until the mixture is smooth and at the desired consistency.

*TRY it as a fish marinade: place one fillet of your favorite fish onto a large sheet of parchment paper.  Cover the top with a layer of pesto.  Fold the parchment over and roll the edges until its sealed.  Place on baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes at 350.  Enjoy!