The Best Steak Marinade Recipe. 5 Ingredients: Five Summer Sauces. Romesco Sauce-Topped Chicken With Arugula Liven up your summer menus, without gobs of extra calories and fat. Here are five totally different sauces bursting with seasonal flavors — each with 5 ingredients or less. 1.) Arugula Pesto This fresh take on pesto is delicious atop pasta, chicken or fish. Pasta With Arugula Pesto Arugula PestoYield: 1 cup Ingredients: 3 cups fresh arugula 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts Juice and zest of a lemon 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon each kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Directions: Combine arugula, garlic, pine nuts, lemon juice, zest, salt and pepper in a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
For another take on pesto, make my version with in-season garlic scapes. Nutrition Info (per tablespoon): Calories: 76 Total Fat: 8 grams Saturated Fat: 1 gram Total Carbohydrate: 1 gram Protein: 0 gram Sodium: 36 milligrams Cholesterol: 0 milligrams Fiber: 0 grams 2.) Chimichurri Sauce Chimichurri SauceYield: 2 cups 3.) Basil Pesto Pasta. Pasta With Olive Oil, Garlic, and Crushed Red Pepper. Brown Butter and Lemon Sauce. Mushroom-Red Wine Sauce. Tomato and Garlic Sauce.