My parsley has sprung back from winter ready to nourish me for spring. It amazes me how the foods that serve me best in each season show up ready to be of service. Here is a little eye opener of what the common parsley can do for you with a simple parsley pesto recipe to support you to cleanse naturally with your spring foods.

Parsley — Sweet, a bit pungent, warm, moist. Tonifies digestive Chi, reduces liver congestion, enriches liver Yin, nourishes the blood and relieves fatigue, increases estrogen, and promotes menstruation, drains fluid congestion and relieves edema, resolves toxicosis, harmonizes urination and dissolves stones.

PARSLEY PESTO

Ingredients

2 cups parsley leaves washed and dried

3 cloves garlic chopped

2 TBS lemon juice

1/4 cup walnuts

2 TBS water

1 TBS olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Place parsley, garlic, lemon juice, walnuts, a little salt and pepper in bowl of food processor. Run processor adding olive oil a little at a time. Adjust seasoning if needed.

This can be tossed with pasta, rice, or served with fish.