Sauces Recipe ∘ Chipotle Pumpkin Seed and Cilantro Pesto

Use as dip or as a sauce on meats, pasta, salad dressing, etc.

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Calories:167.6
Chipotle Pumpkin Seed and Cilantro Pesto
Prep:5m
Cook:2m
Ready in:7m
Serving:2 servings

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup shelled pumpkin seeds
  • ½ bunch fresh cilantro
  • 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo
  • ¼ cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • salt to taste

Cooking Directions

  1. Cook and stir pumpkin seeds in a skillet over medium heat until toasted and fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes.
  2. Blend pumpkin seeds, cilantro, chipotle chiles, Greek yogurt, lime juice, and salt in a blender until smooth.
I use and roast my own raw shelled pumpkin seeds. Omit roasting and salt if yours are roasted and salted.

Nutrition Facts

  • calories167.6
  • carbohydrateContent6.7 g
  • cholesterolContent5.6 mg
  • fatContent13.3 g
  • fiberContent1.7 g
  • proteinContent7.5 g
  • saturatedFatContent3.2 g
  • sodiumContent167.6 mg
  • sugarContent1.4 g
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