First of all the last reviewer must have forgotten the cheese, basil, and garlic to the mix. With the addition of these 3 with Olive Oil and the spinach, it creates a wonderful mix of hell. Very tasty and wonderful ebgs. Great recipe.

First, don't even try this in a blender. I started there and had to move to my food processor - blender just can't deal with the denseness of the mixture. Second, the texture and flavor of this recipe was completely unsatisfactory. The 1/4 cup of oil is insufficient to provide a base for the sauce. And, in the words of every cooking show ever, it was ""completely underseasoned"". Even after adding much more oil and reseasoning multiple times all I had was a bowl of tasteless green goo. I was so disappointed with the flavor and texture that I just gave up and threw it away. I had high hopes but it was so bad that I created a membership on About.com just so I could warn everyone from wasting time and money on this recipe.

I typically make my pesto with basil, but I decided to try this because I had a big bag of spinach that was about to expire and I didn't want to waste it. This was absolutely the BEST pesto I've ever made. Nice and creamy, not oily like the recipe I usually use. I can't understand the first reviewer's negative review - my guess is either the reviewer never eats fresh food or inadvertently left out an ingredient (pine nuts, or salt maybe?). Honestly, anyone who loves pesto would find this a wonderful recipe. I share the sentiment of one of the other reviewers - I created an account on this site just so I could give this recipe 5 stars and counteract the negative one. It is that good!

This pesto is really pretty. The taste I'm sure is good if you're a pesto kind of person. I am learning that I really am not (I have tried many recipes) which is why I am giving it 5 stars despite the fact that I had to dump a bunch of parmesan on it to like it.

It's funny because this recipe is almost exactly how I make pesto. I use mostly spinach because I think basil is a bit sharp. All I can say is my husband loves it! He always says I make the best pesto around. I never found this recipe to be bland. As a matter of fact, I just made a big bowl of it for lunch and we loved it as usual!

Similar to the last review, I could not understand the first reviewer's hostile review. Must have been a bad batch of spinach. This is a delicious pesto, and is actually starting to replace the basil pesto that was a mainstay in my kitchen. This pesto is creamy and delicious. I have added a bit more salt to the recipe, a teaspoon of dried basil, as well as a bit of ground almond, but the original recipe is perfectly fine without this variation. It is delicious. The basil, the garlic, and the oil remove the bitterness present in spinach, while enhancing its pleasing flavour. I find myself consistently craving this dish.

After seeing this recipe receive such a bad review, I had to create an account so I can give my opinion. This is my favorite way to make pesto and I frequently check this page to refresh my memory when I can't find my recipe card. In the past year, I've probably made this at least a dozen times. It's great for using up a bag of spinach that is just about to go bad. My new husband despises most vegetables so I have to get creative with sneaking veggies into his diet. The first time I made this for him, he had no clue he was eating raw spinach. Even now that he knows, he still eats it! I don't find the pine nuts very necessary, but perhaps the nuts I'm using aren't very strong. I often tweak the recipe for taste (I like using fresh basil from my garden) but I still think it's great just as it is without tweaking...and I'm NOT a fan of bland food. I find that I can store this in my refrigerator for a little while. I don't use this pesto for pasta only. It gets used as sandwich spread, too.

This is certainly the greenest recipe I've ever tried. And I do feel healthier - actually, scratch that - but I feel like I should feel healthier for having eaten this nasty green pesto. We used this pesto on penne pasta with chicken. It was bland, it was green, and it was barely edible. On the bright side, our two families which shared this meal haven't laughed so hard in years - it was so bad it was comical. The prolific words of Kermit the frog, ""it ain't easy being green,"" have never been more applicable. Hilarious, horrible, wretched meal. Two thumbs down.