Turnip leaf pesto


Turnip leaf pesto
If the turnips you're going to use in a recipe still have their tops, don't throw them away and try making this atypical and very fresh pesto with tops, cashew and parmesan.
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Last modified on: April 16th 2025
For 8 people, you will need:
  • 1 cashew nuts 100 g cashew nuts
  • 2 turnips 1 kg 400 g turnips
  • 3 lemon 1 lemon
  • 4 Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) 100 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
  • 5 vitamin C 4 pinches vitamin C (optional)
  • 6 olive oil olive oil
  • 7 salt salt
  • 8 pepper pepper
  • Total weight: 1,730 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 30 min.
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Stage 1 - 15 min.
Turnip leaf pesto
Pour 100 g cashew nuts onto a baking sheet, and roast in the oven at 150°C (300°F) for 10-15 minutes.

Leave to cool.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Turnip leaf pesto
Chop the 1 kg 400 g turnips tops, save the turnips for another recipe, and treat the tops as you would a salad: soak in vinegar and water, then spin-dry.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Turnip leaf pesto
Pour the tops into a food processor, add the 1 lemon juice and blend once.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Turnip leaf pesto
Add the roasted cashews, grated or finely chopped 100 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), 4 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Turnip leaf pesto
Blend again, adding a drizzle of olive oil until smooth.

Check the seasoning, and your pesto is ready.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Turnip leaf pesto
Pour into a jar, drizzle with olive oil to protect from air, close and store in the fridge.
Remarks
As always with pestos, the proportions given are only guidelines, so feel free to adapt them to your own taste and what you have on hand.

In step 3, along with the juice, you can add the lemon zest for a little extra zing.
Keeping: Several days in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe70 RDI=30 %140 RDI=10 %70 RDI=10 %1,460 RDI=70 %6,130 RDI: 70 %
Per 100 g4 RDI=2 %8 RDI=1 %3 RDI=1 %80 RDI=4 %350 RDI: 4 %
Per person9 RDI=4 %20 RDI=2 %8 RDI=1 %180 RDI=9 %770 RDI: 9 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 8 people : 5.75 €
  • Per person : 0.75 €

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