Pesto 5 ways
Don’t you just LERV pesto? Well, here’s a treat for you: Pesto in five versions!
Great with chicken, steak, pasta, risotto or on toast. Blend, chop finely or use a moartar and pestle.
1. Basil
1/2 cup of toasted pine nuts
2 tbspn fresh lemon juice
a small garlic clove
2 cups of basil leaves
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
2. Mint
2 cups mint leaes
1/4 cup cashews or almonds
1 garlic clove
4 tbspn olive oil
2 tbspn lemon juice
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
zest of 1/3 lemon
salt and pepper to taste
3. Rocket
4 cups rocket
1 cup toasted walnuts
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 large lemon zested and juiced
2 cloves garlic
Cold water to thin out - if needed
Salt and pepper to taste
4. Spinach
3 cups spinach
1 cup basil
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 tspn salt
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tbspn lemon juice
2 tbspn parmesan cheese
black cracked pepper to taste
5. Coriander
2 cups coriander
2 clobes garlic
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 a lemon, juiced
1/2 tspn salt
1/4 tspn pepper
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
Seasonal Kitchen
