Wild Garlic Pesto
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 15
Description
A seasonal wild garlic pesto made with seeds or nuts, lemon juice, and plenty of wild garlic. This is a good base recipe with optional add-ins and it freezes very well.
Ingredients
- 70 grams (½ cup) sunflower seeds or other seeds or nuts
- 30 grams (1 cup) wild garlic
- ½ teaspoon sea salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 lemons, juiced ~ 80 ml (⅓ cup)
- 50 ml (¼ cup) olive oil
Instructions
- Add the seeds, wild garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon juice to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Blend on high until mostly smooth, and then add the olive oil in a slow drizzle while blending until combined. Continue to mix until the pesto is as smooth you'd like it to be.70 grams (½ cup) sunflower seeds, 30 grams (1 cup) wild garlic, ½ teaspoon sea salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, 2 lemons, juiced, 50 ml (¼ cup) olive oil
- Season to taste. Serve mixed with pasta, on bread, pizza, or crackers, or mix into salad dressing. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to five days.
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Notes
Use either a food processor or immersion blender for this. An immersion blender will make for a smoother result and a food processor will have more texture.
This makes around 200 grams of pesto, or about 1 cup total.
Storage: keep the pesto in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to five days. It will thicken as it cools. If using for pasta, use a little reserved pasta cooking water to rinse out the last of the pesto and mix with the pasta. It makes the pesto stick to the pasta more effectively.
Freezing: this pesto freezes well, especially if you don't add any cheese. It might separate slightly when thawed but a quick mix will bring it together again. Freeze for up to three months in an airtight container and thaw in the refrigerator before use. I often freeze in dollops or ice cube trays to add to soups and sauces later.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate. If this information is important to you, please have it verified independently.