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Description
  This pesto is more of a spread than a sauce, and is my personal favorite for dipping raw vegetables or for spreading on a sandwich. I also love it as the main sauce on my pizza, which you can see in my Home Oven Baked Pizza. It's made creamy by swapping olive oil for cottage cheese, which is honestly way better than it sounds. I know you're probably scared of cottage cheese reading through many of these recipes, but honestly give it a shot, you'll be surprised. Each serving is about 40g
 Check out some of my other pesto recipes, with varying amounts of oil, different kinds of nuts, vegan versions, and high protein versions:
- Oil Free Basil Pesto
- Creamy Pesto Hummus
- Avocado Pesto - Vegan and Oil Free
- Lightened Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pesto

Time
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

 Cost
Total Cost: $3.80
Cost per Serving: $0.23
Ingredients
- 8 oz (227 g) Frozen spinach, thawed ($0.77)
- 1 cup (226 g) Nonfat cottage cheese ($0.98)
- 3/4 cup (104 g) Almonds ($0.91)
- 1/2 cup (57 g) Shredded mozzarella cheese ($0.45)
- 3 tbsp (45 g) Minced garlic ($0.27)
- 1/4 cup (30 g) Grated parmesan cheese ($0.39)
- Pinch (0 g) Salt ($0.00)

Instructions
1.  Toast the nuts over medium heat in a dry pan for 2-3 minutes. Any nuts will work here - almonds, peanuts, pistachios, etc., or none if you have a nut allergy

2.  Add the nuts, cheeses, spinach, garlic and salt to a food processor. Blend on high until everything is finely blended, about 45 seconds. Scrape down the sides if needed

3.  Add in the cottage cheese and blend until fully combined. Season with salt to taste. Transfer to a mason jar and store in the fridge for up to a few days

Nutrition Facts
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Servings: 16
Calories: 74
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Total Fat: 4.7g (6 %)
 Saturated Fat: 1.0g (5 %)
 Trans Fat: 0.0g
 Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.9g
 Monounsaturated Fat: 2.3g
Cholesterol: 3mg (1 %)
Sodium: 138mg (6 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 3.2g (1 %)
 Dietary Fiber: 1.1g (4 %)
 Sugar: 1.0g
Protein: 5.2g (10 %)
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Vitamin B12: 0.1mcg (2 %)
Vitamin D: 0.0mcg (0 %)
Potassium: 102mg (2 %)
Calcium: 91mg (7 %)
Magnesium: 30mg (7 %)
Iron: 0.5mg (3 %)
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 Glycemic Index: 25.1
Glycemic Load: 0.9
Sources of Inspiration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eXvV-7pOp0

Alternative Recipe Link (Whisk / Samsung Food)
https://s.samsungfood.com/rOHAI