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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For 1 kg 10 g, you will need:

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Step by step recipe

Roast 1 cup pine nuts in a frying pan over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, until golden.

Let cool.

Pour ¾ cup olive oil into the bowl of a blender, followed by the pine nuts, and blend.

Add sorrel leaves, 1 ¼ teaspoon vitamin C, 4 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 cup 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: How to prepare sorrel, Herb salad, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Salmon with sorrel, ... All
	Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Genoese croque-monsieur, Gnocchi alla romana, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, ... All
	Pine nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Greek Pesto, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Chocolate mendiants, Kalamata Salad, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Pork escalope with mushrooms and sage cream, Mussels with arroz negro, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Leek and Jerusalem artichoke soup, ... All