Cilantro Pesto With Pumpkin Seeds

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cilantro, chopped fresh
• 1 cup parsley, chopped fresh
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 -3 jalapenos (canned & fresh ok)
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 chop garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to enhance their health-promoting properties while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• 2 blend all ingredients in a food processor or blender. add olive oil a little at a time at end. you want the pesto to be blended yet not smooth. it is best with a little texture.
• 3 serve at room temperature. do not heat it.