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Sorrel pesto

Name: Sorrel pesto
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 505 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g sorrel; 100 g pine nuts; 80 g olive oil; 3 g vitamin C; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 100 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano); salt; pepper

Alongside the traditional basil pesto, here's a sorrel version, very fresh, with a delicious herbaceous taste.

27 K 4.5/5 (2 reviews)

30 min.

Easy

10.00 €

505 g

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: April 7^th 2024

For 505 g, you will need:

1 200 g sorrel
2 100 g pine nuts
3 80 g olive oil
4 3 g vitamin C (optional)
5 2 tablespoons lemon juice
6 100 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 510 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 25 min.

Cooking: 7 min.

All in all: 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Prepare 200 g sorrel.

Reserve.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 7 min.

Roast 100 g pine nuts in a frying pan over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, until golden.

Let cool.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour 80 g olive oil into the bowl of a blender, followed by the pine nuts, and blend.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add sorrel leaves, 3 g vitamin C, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 100 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), salt and pepper.

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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	20 RDI=2 %	170 RDI=30 %	1,810 RDI=90 %	7,580 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g	10 RDI=4 %	4 RDI=0 %	30 RDI=5 %	350 RDI=20 %	1,490 RDI: 20 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, milk

How much will it cost?

For 505 g : 10.00 €

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