Artificial Food Coloring Free Ginger Cilantro Lime Pesto
Bright, herby, and punchy with citrus, this pesto is a serious upgrade from anything you'd find in a jar at the grocery store. Every ingredient is whole and real — fresh cilantro, flat-leaf parsley, garlic, lime, and olive oil — so there's zero guesswork about what's actually in it. That matters a lot when you're trying to avoid synthetic dyes, since bottled sauces and condiments are notorious for sneaking in unnecessary colorants. Here, the vivid green color comes entirely from the herbs themselves, blitzed in a food processor until smooth and gorgeous. The ginger — whether you use the ground version, the freshly grated option, or both — adds a warm, slightly spicy backbone that makes this pesto taste more complex than the short ingredient list suggests. Toss it with pasta, spoon it over grilled fish, swirl it into soup, or spread it on toast; it's endlessly versatile. A quick taste and adjust at the end with extra salt or lime juice is all it takes to make the flavors pop.
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6 servings
- 2 cups fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, loosely packed
- ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, loosely packed
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 tsp lime zest
- ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the cilantro, parsley, garlic, lime juice, lime zest, salt, ground ginger, and fresh ginger (if using) to the bowl of a food processor or blender.
- 2
Pulse 8–10 times until the herbs and garlic are roughly chopped and the mixture begins to come together.
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