Artichoke Pesto

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Very good pesto. Simple and different. This can also be spread over toasted ciabatta slices.

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Steps

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In a food processor combine the artichokes , parsley , walnuts , lemon zest and juice , garlic , salt , and pepper.

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Run the machine to finely chop all the ingredients , stopping the machine a few times to scrape down the sides.

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Then , with the machine running , drizzle in 1 / 2 cup extra-virgin olive oil.

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Toss the mix with pasta.

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Fold in parmesan.

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Ingredients

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dry penne pasta, artichoke hearts, fresh parsley leaves, walnuts, lemon, juice and zest of, garlic clove, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil