WILD GARLIC PESTO

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Transform your foraging finds into a tangy sauce by combining wild garlic leaves with parmesan, garlic, lemon and pine nuts. Or, use fresh young nettles

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Condiment

Time 17m

Yield Makes 275g jar

Number Of Ingredients 6

150g wild garlic leaves or young nettles, or a mixture (foraged - see tip)
50g parmesan or vegetarian alternative, finely grated
1 garlic clove , finely chopped
½ lemon , zested and a few squeezes of juice
50g pine nuts , toasted
150ml rapeseed oil

Steps:

  • Rinse and roughly chop the wild garlic leaves.
  • Blitz the wild garlic leaves, parmesan, garlic, lemon zest and pine nuts to a rough paste in a food processor. Season, and with the motor running slowly, add almost all the oil. Taste, season and add a few squeezes of lemon juice.
  • Transfer the pesto to a clean jar and top with the remaining oil. Will keep in the fridge for two weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 65 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Protein 1 grams protein

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