You can jazz up just about any dish with a flavorful sauce. In addition to intensified taste, sauces and dressings offer the perfect opportunity to add more nutrients to your meal. Packed with vitamins, minerals and healthy fats, arugula pesto is a delicious vessel for various health benefits. From topping pasta to salads to toasted bread, this ‘little green dress’ will be the life of the party.

Arugula pesto in brown bowl | Vitacost.com/blog

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
Pinch sea salt (optional)
1 cup wild arugula
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 clove garlic, diced
1/4 toasted nuts of choice

Directions

  1. In food processor or high-speed blender, pulse ingredients until fully combined.
  2. Serve over favorite dish or stir into salads, slaws, quinoa, etc.
Maura Knowles

Maura M. Knowles (a.k.a. Mo, the Morselist), a certified integrative health coach, recipe developer and speaker, is the CEO-founder of Mac-n-Mo’s, a health and wellness company offering virtual coaching, courses and services. Maura was inspired to create her business to help her dear late dad, Mac (a diabetic) after he survived a quadruple bypass surgery. Maura is also a professional actor-singer and educator. She writes a monthly blog at macnmos.com