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Roasted Asparagus and Sunflower Seed Pesto

  • Writer: Charlie Rilling
    Charlie Rilling
  • Apr 24, 2023
  • 1 min read

Updated: Aug 26, 2024


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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Ingredients

All of the ingredients for the pesto on a white table
Ingredients for Roasted Asparagus and Sunflower Seed Pesto


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

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