Common Ingredients in baby spinach pesto Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular baby spinach pesto recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in baby spinach pesto dishes is baby spinach.

Olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, pine nuts and parmigiano reggiano are also common ingredients in baby spinach pesto recipes. For herbs and spices, basil is popular. Variations include:

• walnuts in place of pine nuts
• feta cheese in place of parmigiano reggiano

Salt is in 85% of baby spinach pesto recipes and pepper, 30%.

The average baby spinach pesto recipe has about 11.2 ingredients, with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 17.

In terms of directions, baby spinach pesto recipes have about 4.6 steps on average, ranging from 3 to 7 instructions.

An average baby spinach pesto recipe takes about 41 minutes to prepare, ranging from 20 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes.

Parent Dish: Pesto
Sibling Dishes: Parsley Pesto Arugula Pesto Broccoli Pesto

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Baby Spinach Pesto

For 4 cup baby spinach (120 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single baby spinach pesto recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with baby spinach	Potential subsitutions
olive oil	0.67 cup (144 g)	0.87 cup (188 g)	89%
garlic	2.8 clove (9 g)	5.2 clove (16 g)	78%
lemon juice	1 teaspoon (5 g)	1 teaspoon (5 g)	33%
basil	5 cup (120 g)	5 cup (120 g)	33%
pine nuts	0.89 cup (120 g)	three quarters of a cup (101 g)	33%	walnuts
parmigiano reggiano	2.1 ounce (60 g)	3.8 ounce (107 g)	33%	feta cheese
chicken breast	2.5 pound (1134 g)	1.5 pound (687 g)	22%
zest lemon	6 teaspoon (12 g)	3.7 teaspoon (7 g)	22%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Baby Spinach Pesto

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in baby spinach pesto recipes. This would be: 25% baby spinach, 21% olive oil, 19% chicken breast, 15% zucchini ends, 5% parmigiano reggiano, 5% basil, 3% pine nuts, 2% feta cheese, 2% garlic and 2% walnuts.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

baby spinach

Baby spinach is the most popular ingredient in baby spinach pesto dishes. In fact, 100% of baby spinach pesto recipes contain baby spinach.

Packed and stems removed are frequent preparations for baby spinach in baby spinach pesto dishes.

Baby spinach is often included in baby spinach pesto dishes in amounts of 4 cups, 1 cup or 2 cups.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain baby spinach, it is on average, 13% by weight.

For baby spinach pesto recipes, baby spinach is frequently used with olive oil, salt, garlic, parmigiano reggiano and pine nuts.

olive oil

Another popular ingredient in baby spinach pesto is olive oil. From the recipes we've sampled for baby spinach pesto, over 85% have olive oil.

Olive oil is often included in baby spinach pesto dishes in amounts of a third of a cup.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 13% by weight.

In recipes for baby spinach pesto, olive oil is often used with baby spinach, salt, garlic, parmigiano reggiano and pine nuts.

salt

Salt is another common ingredient in baby spinach pesto dishes. In fact, over 85% of baby spinach pesto recipes contain salt.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

Baby spinach, olive oil, garlic, parmigiano reggiano and lemon juice are commonly used together with salt in baby spinach pesto dishes.

garlic

Another popular ingredient in baby spinach pesto is garlic. From the recipes we've sampled for baby spinach pesto, over 75% have garlic.

Chopped is a frequent preparation for garlic in baby spinach pesto dishes.

Garlic is often included in baby spinach pesto dishes in amounts of 1 clove.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain garlic, it is on average, 1.3% by weight.

For baby spinach pesto recipes, garlic is frequently used with baby spinach, olive oil, salt, pine nuts and zucchini ends.

basil

Basil is another common ingredient in baby spinach pesto dishes. In fact, over 30% of baby spinach pesto recipes contain basil.

Baby spinach pesto dishes often call for basil to be packed.

Basil is often included in baby spinach pesto dishes in amounts of 2 cups.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain basil, it is on average, 8% by weight.

In recipes for baby spinach pesto, basil is often used with olive oil, salt, baby spinach, walnuts and parmigiano reggiano. On the other hand, basil is almost never used with lemon juice, black pepper, chicken breast and feta cheese.

lemon juice

Another popular ingredient in baby spinach pesto is lemon juice. From the recipes we've sampled for baby spinach pesto, over 30% have lemon juice.

Common quantities for lemon juice in baby spinach pesto dishes include 1 teaspoon.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain lemon juice, it is on average, 0.7% by weight.

Baby spinach, salt, garlic, olive oil and black pepper are commonly used together with lemon juice in baby spinach pesto dishes. Conversely, lemon juice is not often used with basil, pine nuts, parmigiano reggiano, walnuts and zucchini ends.

pine nuts

Pine nuts is another common ingredient in baby spinach pesto dishes. In fact, over 30% of baby spinach pesto recipes contain pine nuts.

Toasted is a frequent preparation for pine nuts in baby spinach pesto dishes.

Pine nuts is often included in baby spinach pesto dishes in amounts of half a cup.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain pine nuts, it is on average, 5% by weight.

For baby spinach pesto recipes, pine nuts is frequently used with baby spinach, garlic, olive oil, parmigiano reggiano and salt.

Potential substitutions for pine nuts in baby spinach pesto:

• walnuts

Also, pine nuts is not often used with lemon juice.

parmigiano reggiano

Another popular ingredient in baby spinach pesto is parmigiano reggiano. From the recipes we've sampled for baby spinach pesto, over 30% have parmigiano reggiano.

Baby spinach pesto dishes often call for parmigiano reggiano to be grated.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain parmigiano reggiano, it is on average, 9% by weight.

In recipes for baby spinach pesto, parmigiano reggiano is often used with baby spinach, olive oil, salt, garlic and basil.

Potential substitutions for parmigiano reggiano in baby spinach pesto:

• feta cheese

Also, parmigiano reggiano is not often used with lemon juice and zucchini ends.

pepper

Pepper is another common ingredient in baby spinach pesto dishes. In fact, over 30% of baby spinach pesto recipes contain pepper.

Variations of pepper include:

• black pepper: 22% of recipes

Olive oil, salt, baby spinach, garlic and yellow squash are commonly used together with pepper in baby spinach pesto dishes. Conversely, pepper is not often used with lemon juice, zest lemon and feta cheese.

zucchini ends

Another popular ingredient in baby spinach pesto is zucchini ends. From the recipes we've sampled for baby spinach pesto, over 20% have zucchini ends.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain zucchini ends, it is on average, 40% by weight.

For baby spinach pesto recipes, zucchini ends is frequently used with olive oil, garlic, baby spinach, yellow squash and feta cheese. However, lemon juice, parmigiano reggiano, black pepper, chicken breast and zest lemon are almost never used together with zucchini ends in baby spinach pesto dishes.

feta cheese

Feta cheese is another common ingredient in baby spinach pesto dishes. In fact, over 20% of baby spinach pesto recipes contain feta cheese.

Baby spinach pesto dishes often call for feta cheese to be crumbled.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain feta cheese, it is on average, 6% by weight.

In recipes for baby spinach pesto, feta cheese is often used with baby spinach, olive oil, zucchini ends, zest lemon and mint.

Potential substitutions for feta cheese in baby spinach pesto:

• parmigiano reggiano

Also, feta cheese is not often used with basil, black pepper, walnuts and chicken breast.

walnuts

Another popular ingredient in baby spinach pesto is walnuts. From the recipes we've sampled for baby spinach pesto, over 20% have walnuts.

Common quantities for walnuts in baby spinach pesto dishes include a quarter cup.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain walnuts, it is on average, 5% by weight.

Olive oil, basil, baby spinach, salt and yellow squash are commonly used together with walnuts in baby spinach pesto dishes.

Potential substitutions for walnuts in baby spinach pesto:

• pine nuts

Also, walnuts is not often used with lemon juice, black pepper, chicken breast, zest lemon and feta cheese.

zest lemon

Zest lemon is another common ingredient in baby spinach pesto dishes. In fact, over 20% of baby spinach pesto recipes contain zest lemon.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain zest lemon, it is on average, 0.3% by weight.

For baby spinach pesto recipes, zest lemon is frequently used with baby spinach, olive oil, salt, mint and lemon juice. However, black pepper, walnuts, chicken breast and zucchini ends are almost never used together with zest lemon in baby spinach pesto dishes.

chicken breast

Another popular ingredient in baby spinach pesto is chicken breast. From the recipes we've sampled for baby spinach pesto, over 20% have chicken breast.

In baby spinach pesto recipes that contain chicken breast, it is on average, 48% by weight.

In recipes for baby spinach pesto, chicken breast is often used with olive oil, baby spinach, garlic, salt and black pepper. On the other hand, chicken breast is almost never used with basil, walnuts, zest lemon, zucchini ends and feta cheese.

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