3- Minute Nettle & Walnut Pesto #vegan #paleo

Name: How to cook 3- Minute Nettle & Walnut Pesto #vegan #paleo - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6 servings (as condiment)
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

3- Minute Nettle & Walnut Pesto #vegan #paleo

Seriously yummy and seriously healthy. Stinging nettle has been used for 100s of years for its health benefits and walnut, a staple nut in the Balkans, is an excellent source of Omega-3s. This nettle bunch came from a 'grandma' selling flowers and other plants from her own garden but nettle grows wild everywhere in Europe and can easily be picked in the wild. It is most often consumed as tea or in soup, but thought I would use it for pesto instead of traditional pesto greens. This was the first time I tried nettle and recommend it.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4-6 servings (as condiment)

Cooking time :

5 min (with prep)

125 g

fresh nettle (leaves & stalks)

1-2

fresh garlic cloves

25 g

(or more) virgin olive oil

70 g

walnuts

40 g

grated parmesan cheese (optional - can replaced with olive oil and some salt)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Bring water to a boil and flash cook (<2 min) nettle in the water. Take out and drain, keeping the water coming out of the leaves to use in the recipe (it will be bright green and packed with nutrients)

* Step 2

Combine nettle with 1 garlic clove, 1/2 of olive oil, a pinch of salt and 1/2?of the parmesan if you are using it, and add a bit of nettle water. Whiz in the food processor until smooth.

* Step 3

Taste and add more garlic, olive oil, salt, or nettle water to taste, and repeat.

* Step 4

Take out of food processor and serve immediately with pasta, vegetables, fish or meat. If you have made a lot and won't eat it in the next day or two, it freezes really well. Enjoy!