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From The Phytopia Cookbook, by Barbara Gollman, RD and Kim Pierce, Phytopia, Inc, Dallas, TX reprinted with permission from the authors. I am ALWAYS looking for new ways to eat kale, one of the most power-packed foods on the planet. Enjoy this new pesto sauce!

3/4 cup kale (wash and remove large stems)
3-4 cloves garlic, peeled 3/4 cup basil leaves (wash and pat dry)
2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions:

Coarsely chop kale, leaving water on leaves from washing.

Place in large microwavable bowl and cover.
Microwave on HIGH (100% power) for 5 minutes.
Stir; return to microwave for another 5 minutes.
Let stand 2-3 minutes, remove cover to cool.

Drop garlic into the bowl of a food processor with the motor running.

When finely minced, add the basil and cooked kale.
Process until uniform.

Add lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.

Serve as you would pesto.
Drizzle with additional olive oil if desired.

I always make more pesto than I can use at one time. I then freeze the remainder in 1 Tbsp. *plops* in an ice cube tray. When frozen solid, I pop them into a ziploc bag. Then when recipes call for 1 Tbsp. of pesto, I have it ready to go. In addition, I often add pesto to soups for additional flavor and phytochemicals.

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