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 7^th 2024

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Step by step recipe

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

Let cool.

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

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

Blend again...

...until smooth, adjusting the amount of olive oil if necessary.

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

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Milk

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon with sorrel, Avocado mousse with sorrel, How to prepare sorrel, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , ... All
	Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Brussels sprout salad, Spaghetti Carbonara, ... All
	Pine nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Greek Pesto, Kalamata Salad, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Pesto, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushrooms à la grecque, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Risotto-style celeriac, Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , Purple artichokes braised in white wine, ... All