Aggie's Kitchen

Meet My Guest: The Realistic Nutritionist and White Bean Pesto Salad

Do you ever visit a food blog and want to eat every. single. thing. on it? Yea, that’s pretty much how I feel about Claire’s blog, The Realistic Nutritionist. If you don’t know Claire (yet), then you are in for a treat. This girl is a ball of energy, makes me smile and utterly amazes me with her talent and creativity. I’m so happy she’s here today sharing a salad with you all…though, I have to say, I wish she was REALLY here sharing this salad with me. I feel like I need to go to the store right this second and pick up all the ingredients…

(Oh and PS…another reason why I love this girl – this week Claire is hosting her first Skinny Tailgate Week over on her blog – enough said.)

Thanks for stopping by Claire!

*************************************************************************

Hi friends and fans of Aggie’s Kitchen! Claire, The Realistic Nutritionist, here and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be! I’ve been a HUGE fan of Aggie’s since the very beginning and I’m just happy as a clam to be here sharing one of my favorite recipes with you, a white bean pesto salad!

White Bean Pesto Salad

I know, it’s a salad, like how original right? But I promise it’s one of the best salads you’ll ever eat. To me, the simplest dishes are sometimes (more times than not) the best. I love those 20 ingredient pot roasts and what not, but I also love whipping up something amazing in 5 minutes with things from my pantry.

White Bean Pesto Salad

Seriously. All this has is arugula, white beans, pesto and…that’s it. Some cheese if you want it, some lemon if you want it, some tomatoes. Whatever the heck you want to throw in this you can. And it’ll still taste so fresh and so incredible. This is the kind of dish I’ll serve at my trendy little restaurant (when I have one, which I will, of course).
White Bean Pesto Salad

Oh and let’s talk for a minute about pesto. Every time I make a batch it becomes increasing difficult not to drink it directly with a straw. It’s nutty with the PERFECT bold flavor of basil. Plus, you can serve it on EVERYTHING. Chicken, pasta, fish…or you could pull out a spoon and just eat it directly from the jar.

White Bean Pesto Salad

This salad is a great game-day tailgating side dish because it’s REALLY easy (we’ve covered that) and pretty healthy to boot!  Click HERE for the easy and tasty recipe! Thanks again for having me Aggie!

Are you following me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest? If you’d like to subscribe to Aggie’s Kitchen and have each post delivered straight to your e-mail box, then please add your email here. Happy cooking!

There are affiliate links in this post. I make small earnings through any purchases made through these links. Thank you for supporting Aggie’s Kitchen!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

20 comments on “Meet My Guest: The Realistic Nutritionist and White Bean Pesto Salad”

  1. this looks incredible – light, refreshing and i’m totally pinning it right now!

  2. Pesto on a salad! Such a great idea! A must try

    • Thank you!! So glad you shared this. I am seriously all over it this weekend. It’s going to be the new salad in my life. I really hope I’ve got some basil still happening in the back yard 🙂

  3. This looks delicious and so simple! I love it!! Really, anything with pesto and a few fiber-rich beans and I’m sold. Can’t wait to give this a try!

  4. I’m always in the mood for a great salad, and this one sure fits the bill.

    Thanks!!

  5. I love Claire’s blog too-this salad looks great! 🙂

  6. how fun! This looks so good! Hope you are well! Miss you so!

  7. I adore you BOTH. Love this salad!!

  8. I love finding new blogs I want to follow. This is right up my alley – thanks 🙂

  9. Thanks so much for sharing such a delicious blog. I haven’t heard about The Realistic Nutritionist before. What a healthy, good looking salad. I’ll have to try the recipe.

  10. Hi Aggie, Haven’t been to your blog in a long time. Love all the recipes you have on here.

    I will definitely be back!

  11. This is so different than what I usually fix with beans, I love it!

  12. Looks so good. I LOVE arugula!

  13. Love it! Always on the lookout for interesting salads.