I felt a little less than inspired by a jar of pesto that I was given, but I was convinced I could spice it up a bit and make a tasty salad. I started by chopping a medium-large white onion and sauteing that in 3 TBSP of olive oil on medium heat. While the onion was going, I used about 4 Tablespoons of underwhelming pesto, grated in three cloves of fresh garlic, stirred, and finally had something that I thought I could work with.
When the onion was sauteed to a nice transparent and slightly caramelized state, I added in the pesto, stirred, and finally added in the bag of spinach. I cooked this uncovered until the spinach was thoroughly wilted. I then chilled this and added in 1 cup of chopped cashews. The resulting salad has good flavor and the crunch of the cashews balances out the soft spinach. I'll be working this into my summer salad rotation for sure!
Overall ingredient list:
4 TBSP pesto
3 TBSP olive oil
1 medium-large onion, chopped
1 5 oz bag of fresh spinach
1 c cashew pieces or whole cashews, chopped
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