{"id":9309,"date":"2011-07-02T20:23:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T03:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=9309"},"modified":"2013-03-09T20:23:57","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T03:23:57","slug":"veggie-sticks-and-pesto-dipping-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=9309","title":{"rendered":"Veggie Sticks and Pesto Dipping Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>4 ribs celery, cut into sticks or, store bought precut celery sticks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>4 carrots, peeled and cut into sticks, or 10 oz. store bought package carrot sticks<\/p>\n<p>1 large red bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips lengthwise<\/p>\n<p>8 thin scallions, trimmed<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 zucchini, cut into sticks<\/p>\n<p>1 C. basil leaves<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. flat-leaf parsley tops<\/p>\n<p>1 clove garlic, cracked away from skin<\/p>\n<p>1 lemon, zested and juiced<\/p>\n<p>1\/3 C. walnut pieces, a couple of handfuls<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 C. grated Parmigiano-Reggiano<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it<\/p>\n<p>Salt and freshly ground black pepper<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cut and arrange veggie sticks on platter. If you want to cut down on chopping, many veggies can be store bought already cleaned and cut for dipping.\u00c2\u00a0 In a food processor, combine basil, parsley, garlic, lemon zest and juice and grind into a paste. Add nuts and cheese and grind again to combine them into the paste. Pulse in the olive oil until it is combined. Transfer to a small dish and season the sauce with salt and pepper, to your taste. Set dipping bowl on veggie platter and serve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yields:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 ribs celery, cut into sticks or, store bought precut celery sticks 4 carrots, peeled and cut into sticks, or 10 oz. store bought package carrot sticks 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips lengthwise 8 thin scallions, trimmed 1\/2 zucchini, cut into sticks 1 C. basil leaves 1\/2 C. flat-leaf parsley tops 1 clove garlic, cracked away from skin 1 lemon, zested and juiced 1\/3 C. walnut pieces, a couple of handfuls 1\/4 C. grated Parmigiano-Reggiano&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=9309\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,3],"tags":[90],"class_list":["post-9309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-snacks","category-vegetables","tag-healthy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9309"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9314,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9309\/revisions\/9314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}