Wild Garlic Pesto
- 50 g sliced almonds (optional, alternative pinenuts)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 75 g wild garlic sprouts
- 150 ml olive oil to cover in the jars
- extra to cover in the jar
- parmesan cheese, to serve (or grana padano or pecorino)
- In a small pan, gently roast the sliced almonds. Don't use any cooking oil.
- Add almonds, salt, pepper and wild garlic leaves to a small food processor. Run at a high level until the garlic leaves are finely chopped and combined with the other ingredients.
- Slowly add oil through feed tube to make a nice paste.
- Taste and add more salt and pepper if you like...or add it later when you add the pesto to a meal.
- Add more oil if you prefer it creamy.
- Once everything is combined, scoop the pesto into a small, clean canning jar with a lid. I used a spatula to get everything out of the food processor and into the jar without loss or too much hassle.
- Pour enough olive oil over the pesto in the jar to cover it. Store in your refrigerator up to a few months...if you don't eat it all by then. When you take some of the pesto out, remember to cover it back up again with olive oil as needed.
- Serve on pasta and add fresh grated parmesan, grana padano or pecorino cheese.
almonds, salt, fresh ground pepper, wild garlic, olive oil, extra to cover, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/wild-garlic-pesto-448650 (may not work)