Sorrel pesto
Alongside the traditional basil pesto, here's a sorrel version, very fresh, with a delicious herbaceous taste.
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Last modified on: April 7th 2024
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7.0 oz 
3.5 oz pine nuts
2.8 oz 
0.1 oz 
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3.5 oz Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 7 min. | 29 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Pour 2.8 oz olive oil into the bowl of a blender, followed by the pine nuts, and blend.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Add sorrel leaves, 0.1 oz vitamin C, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 3.5 oz Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), salt and pepper.
Blend again...
Blend again...
Stage 5 - 3 min.
...until smooth, adjusting the amount of olive oil if necessary.
Stage 6
Check the seasoning and your sorrel pesto is ready.
Remarks
Vitamin C isn't essential, but it's very useful if you want to keep a beautiful green color, as sorrel quickly oxidizes and turns brown.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, in a closed container.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,810 Kcal or 7,578 Kj | 54 gr | 23 gr | 167 gr |
| 91 % | 21 % | 2 % | 25 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 355 Kcal or 1,486 Kj | 11 gr | 4 gr | 33 gr |
| 18 % | 4 % | <1 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 505 g : 9.96 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare sorrel, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , Herb salad, Avocado mousse with sorrel, Salmon with sorrel, ... All |
 | Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Nanou's red cabbage salad, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Raw beetroot salad, Poivrade artichoke Salad, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, ... All |
 | Pine nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crunchy salad, Purple Pesto, Pesto, Chocolate mendiants, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Curried prawn risotto, Rabbit with mustard, Roasted vegetables with thyme and green sauce, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Four-tier glasses, ... All |
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