Best Chilean Pistou With Cilantro Pesto Recipes

CILANTRO PESTO

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender and pulse until mostly smooth.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PISTACHIO-CILANTRO PESTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Toast pistachios on baking sheet until golden, about 7 minutes. Transfer to processor. Maintain oven temperature. Add cilantro leaves, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and next 3 ingredients to processor. Using on/off turns, process until coarse paste forms. With machine running, gradually add 1/2 cup olive oil. Season pesto with pepper.
• Using fingers, gently loosen skin from 1 side of each chicken breast, forming pocket. Spread 1 tablespoon pesto evenly under skin of each. Sprinkle chicken generously with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin side down. Cook until skin is dark golden, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken over and transfer skillet to oven. Roast chicken until cooked through, about 25 minutes.
• Place 1/2 cup remaining pesto into small bowl. Whisk in remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and remaining 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Drizzle pesto sauce over chicken breasts and serve.

FABULOUS CILANTRO PESTO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta, and return water to a boil. Cook pasta for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain well.
• In an electric food processor or blender, blend cilantro, garlic, vinegar, Parmesan cheese, cayenne pepper, nuts, and salt. Add 1/4 cup of the olive oil, and blend the pesto. Add more olive oil until the pesto reaches your desired consistency.
• Pour pesto in a small saucepan and warm over low heat, stirring constantly, until pesto begins to simmer. Pour over cooked pasta and toss.

PESTO AND PISTOU

Steps:

• If using a hand blender, place the garlic, basil, pine nuts, salt and olive oil in a pint jar. Stick the hand blender right down into the mixture and turn on. Blend until smooth. You may have to start and stop a few times at the beginning, and scrape down the sides of the jar. Once the mixture is smooth, add the cheese and stir or blend together. If using a food processor fitted with the steel blade, turn on and drop in the garlic. When it is chopped and adhering to the sides of the bowl, stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula. Add the basil, pine nuts, salt, pepper and olive oil to the food processor and process until smooth and creamy. Add the Parmesan and pulse until well combined. If using a mortar and pestle, add the basil leaves a handful at a time and mash with the pestle. Add the pine nuts, garlic, salt and pepper, and mash to a paste with the basil. Work in the olive oil and the Parmesan.

CHILEAN PISTOU WITH CILANTRO PESTO

Steps:

• PESTO.
• In food processor, pulse cilantro, garlic, and parmesan until chopped, but not pureed.
• Slowly pour in oil as machine is running, until well blended and smooth.
• SOUP.
• Prepare vegetables: Leeks, remove roots and all but 3" of the green. Cut lengthwise, then chop into 1/2" pieces and clean well. Soak in vinegar for 20 minutes, then rinse. Cut carrots, zucchini, and potatoes into 1/2 inch pieces. Tomatoes, seed and cut into 1/2" pieces. Green beans, trim and cut in half. Garlic, peel and crush.
• Put broth,leeks, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, thyme, beans and crushed garlic into a large pot. Boil and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Increase heat and add the pasta, zucchini, green beans and basil. Bring to just boiling then reduce heat to simmer for until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add corn (if using peeled fava beans add them now too) and cook another 2-3 minutes.
• Serve, topping each bowl with pesto and grated parmesan.