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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.

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Duration

30 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: April 7^th 2024

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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.

Preparation 25 min.

Cooking 7 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.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	10 g RDI=16 %	4 g RDI=2 %	32 g RDI=45 %	354 kcal RDI=18 %	1,486 kJ RDI=18 %
Whole recipe	54 g RDI=83 %	22 g RDI=9 %	167 g RDI=229 %	1,810 kcal RDI=91 %	7,578 kJ RDI=91 %