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April 21, 2005
Hazelnut Pesto
If you're a formerly fat phobic child of the no-fat nineties, you may well find it difficult to drizzle oil on top of everything. Yet the fact remains that we need to get healthy unsaturated fats, or else we will turn to stone or some such thing. Seriously, lots of veggie nutrients aren't absorbed properly without fat, and eating some fat is important to feeling full and satisfied. I also notice the difference in the texture of my skin and hair when I eat some unsaturated fat. This past winter, for the first time, I didn't have dry, cracking hands, even though I was my hands frequently. I also have a much shinier coat... I mean hair. Sorry, I've spent so much time with my cat that I'm getting confused.
But I still find that I'm not crazy about the taste of olive oil by itself on salads, so I try to find other ways to get my daily fat. Here's a great recipe that you can pack up to take with you next time you're invited to a dinner party... I promise it will be a hit.
Hazelnut pesto:
A bunch of fresh basil, washed
A lot of organic hazelnuts (however many you want)
Two fresh lemons -- the juice thereof
Several (2 or more) cloves of garlic
Olive oil
Dash of half salt
Got all that? Put it in the food processor and blend to taste. More basil for a more basil-y flavor, more nuts for more nutty. Be sure you use the juice of fresh lemons, not bottled juice. The nutritional crunch entirely depends on how much of each you use, but here's a sample:
Food List : hazelnut pesto.FLS
Num. Foods : 4
Food #1 : Nuts, filberts or hazelnuts, dried, unblanched 50 g
Food #2 : Oil, vegetable, olive juice of two lemons
Food #3 : Lemon juice, raw 1 tablespoon
Food #4 : Basil, fresh 50 g (that's a lot!)
NUTRIENT TOTALS:
Abs. Values %RDA/SA
Calories 473.72__cal 24%
Protein 8.15__gm 15% RDA
Total Fat 45.22__gm 70%
Sat. Fat 3.44__gm 17%
Mono. Fat 34.09__gm 118%
Poly. Fat 5.56__gm 83%
Carbohydrate 18.10__gm 6%
Fiber 5.38__gm 18%
Cholesterol 0.00__mg 0%
Vit. A 1984.70__IU 40% RDA
Vit. B6 0.42__mg 26% RDA
Vit. B12 0.00__mcg 0% RDA
Vit. C 53.66__mg 89% RDA
Vit. E 18.23__mg 228% RDA
Thiamine 0.29__mg 27% RDA
Folacin 80.28__mcg 45% RDA
Riboflavin 0.10__mg 8% RDA
Niacin 1.13__mg 8% RDA
Panto. Acid 0.79__mg 16% SA
Calcium 177.72__mg 15% RDA
Copper 0.93__mg 46% SA
Iron 3.25__mg 22% RDA
Magnesium 188.76__mg 67% RDA
Manganese 1.74__mg 58% SA
Phosphorus 196.26__mg 16% RDA
Potassium 572.54__mg 29% RDA
Selenium 5.05__mcg 9% RDA
Sodium 4.46__mg 0% SA
Zinc 1.67__mg 14% RDA
Tyrosine 0.27__gm 28% RDA
Lysine 0.27__gm 37% RDA
Phenylalanine 0.42__gm 44% RDA
Leucine 0.67__gm 70% RDA
Valine 0.41__gm 49% RDA
Methionine 0.10__gm 34% RDA
Cystine 0.13__gm 44% RDA
Tryptophan 0.13__gm 72% RDA
Threonine 0.29__gm 60% RDA
Isoleucine 0.35__gm 49% RDA
Remember, this is enough for several people to use as a dip or just eat straight. If serving to normal people, serve with bread or crackers. If serving to CR'd folk, serve with a spoon or celery or carrots.
And pat yourself on the head for eating your fat. You are officially a former fat phobe.
[PS -- sorry for the confusion yesterday... the 200 g lentils were cooked! That makes them 232 calories, according to DWIDP. Yikes! 600 calories of lentils! As if!!!]
Posted by april at April 21, 2005 12:05 PM
Comments
I'm drooling already! Are you sure this is not some wickedness that will immediately add an inch to my waistline? JD ;-)
Posted by: Judith at April 23, 2005 11:45 AM