Name: Zucchini Pesto
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 1 dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: Courgettes; Olive oil; Lemon; Spinach; Parsley; Cilantro; Flaxseed flour; Pumpkin seeds; Sea salt; Sesame; Lemon zest; Garlic; Oregano; Black pepper

Allowed on diets
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Keto
Paleo
Mediterranean
Anticandidal (ACD)
FODMAP
AIP
DASH
GAPS
Low Lectin Diet
Low Histamine Diet
Gluten-free Casein-free (GFCF)
Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)
Ketogenic Therapeutic
Low Oxalate Diet
MIND
FMD

Inventory: Blender

Kitchen: Mediterranean

Goes well with: Salads, Meat dishes, Pizza, Vegetable side dishes, Fish, Vegetables

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Servings: 6 (1 serving ≈ 66 gram)

Digestion time: 3 hour

Complete protein: ✔

Zucchini pesto is fresh, thick and useful as a cold sauce for vegetables, eggs, fish and meat.

Cut zucchini (250 g) into small pieces. Put it into a blender with spinach (15 g), parsley (15 g), cilantro (10 g) and olive oil (50 g). Blend into a smooth green base.

Add flaxseed or flax meal (7 g), pumpkin seeds (7 g), sesame seeds (6 g), lemon (20 g), lemon zest (3 g), sea salt (7 g), black pepper (to taste), oregano (2 g) and garlic (3 g). Blend again until thick.

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Published: 04.06.2026

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15 years on low-carb nutrition

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Include ingredient: Spinach	Spinach	Ingredient quantity for Spinach in g
Include ingredient: Parsley	Parsley	Ingredient quantity for Parsley in g
Include ingredient: Cilantro	Cilantro	Ingredient quantity for Cilantro in g
Include ingredient: Flaxseed flour	Flaxseed flour ↺	Ingredient quantity for Flaxseed flour in g
Include ingredient: Pumpkin seeds	Pumpkin seeds	Ingredient quantity for Pumpkin seeds in g
Include ingredient: Sea salt	Sea salt	Ingredient quantity for Sea salt in g
Include ingredient: Sesame	Sesame	Ingredient quantity for Sesame in g
Include ingredient: Lemon zest	Lemon zest	Ingredient quantity for Lemon zest in g
Include ingredient: Garlic	Garlic	Ingredient quantity for Garlic in g
Include ingredient: Oregano	Oregano	Ingredient quantity for Oregano in g
Include ingredient: Black pepper	Black pepper	to taste

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Proteins	2.3
Digestible proteins	0.7
Fats	15.3
Plaid	2.1
Net carbohydrates	2.8
Fructose	0.1
Calories	155 kcal
Indexes
Glycemic index	12.3
Glycemic load	0.9
Insulin index, II	11.8
Disease inflammatory index, DII	-0.42
Antioxidant, ORAC	2 289

Weight loss	Detention	Set
16%	11%	10%
972	1350	1620

Nutrient	% of RDA
U	????11
K	791051051717919
C	2529268841
E	1515153221
B6	111182451
B9	9961793
B2	7871531
A	6871444
B5	554821
B1	5641031

Nutrient	% of RDA
Fructose	??????
Phytoestrogens	3782272275 66422738
Chlorine	464646564612
Sodium	303030572714
Manganese	17211926178
Iron	17751393
Copper	111192263
Phosphorus	1111111584
Magnesium	1013113175
Chlorophyll	99928?9
Potassium	81191275
Zinc	6861311
Fibers	6989?5
Lutein	66610?2
Antioxidants	6771313
Calcium	555554
Quercetin	5571511
Prebiotics	55510?5

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	Blend with a blender	5

	Ideal: 5% Carbohydrates 20% Proteins 75% Fats Plaid
Recommendations (3)
Reduce the amount carbohydrates Add more proteins Add more fats

Nutrient	% of RDA
Oleic acid (Omega-9)	32403657?44
Alpha-linolenic acid (Omega-3)	273930472114
Palmitic acid (Saturated)	88813?16
Linoleic acid (Omega-6)	57611?13

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