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Nettle Pesto

Nettle Pesto — a sauce recipe, 7 ingredients.

Sauce

contains dairycontains nutscontains alcohol

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →
  • 5 cups freshly foraged stinging nettles
  • ⅓ cup hazelnuts, walnuts, or pine nuts
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp black pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Dry sauté or roast the nuts until slightly browned.
  2. Wearing thick gloves, submerge nettles in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and transfer to an ice water bath to stop the cooking process. Drain.
  3. Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Alternatively, grind with mortar and pestle for a coarser consistency.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0