Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, nettle and mint pesto. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Nettles — weeds that grow throughout the United States — are like something out of a scary children's story. Toss pesto with pasta, spread on seared fish or chicken, or use as a dip for raw vegetables. Drop the nettles into a large pot of boiling salted water. Remove the nettles and place into an ice bath.
Nettle and mint pesto is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Nettle and mint pesto is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have nettle and mint pesto using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Nettle and mint pesto:
- Get Several large stems of nettles
- Take Generous handful fresh mint
- Make ready 4 tbsp olive or avocado oil
- Make ready 1 clove garlic or tsp garlic puree
- Take 3 tbsp roasted peanuts, walnuts, cashew nuts or pinenuts
- Make ready 1-2 tbsp sunflower seeds
- Prepare 1-2 tbsp parmesan or alternative hard cheese
Nettle leaves, combined with luscious organic olive oil and toasted hemp seeds, make for a Stinging Nettle Pesto Recipe. I spent my childhood in Iowa trying to avoid the nettle's sting. This bright green plant was plentiful on the land adjacent to the farm ponds. This mint pesto is salty and bright with a mint flavor that's tempered to just the perfect amount so it doesn't overpower whatever it's used on, like lamb.
Steps to make Nettle and mint pesto:
- Collect several large stems of nettles. Recommend you collect from your garden to be sure they do not have weed killer sprayed on them and wear thick gardening gloves! Using scissors, carefully remove the leaves. Discard the stems.
- Inspect the leaves for pests or anything else unsavoury and remove or discard those leaves. Wash carefully using a salad spinner.
- Put into a large pan and pour over boiling water. Continue to boil and carefully stir for 2 minutes to remove any stings. The leaves will begin to wilt in a similar way to spinach. Then put straight into cold water to stop the cooking.
- Using a salad spinner or clean towel remove as much water as possible. The texture of the leaves will have changed to a slightly furry texture but the leaves will not sting you anymore. Don't discard the water as this can be drank as nettle tea and is very nutrient rich.
- Add 3 tbsp olive or avocado oil and a generous handful of fresh mint leaves. Then add nuts and seeds. Blend using a food processor until smooth.
- Stir in finely grated parmesan or alternative hard cheese.
- Serve over pasta.
This bright green plant was plentiful on the land adjacent to the farm ponds. This mint pesto is salty and bright with a mint flavor that's tempered to just the perfect amount so it doesn't overpower whatever it's used on, like lamb. Sauces, dips, dressings, and condiments from around the world. Pizza with Garlic Cream and Nettles. Flavorful Easy, Nettle Pasta with flavoful nettle pesto, toasted pine nuts and lemon zest - simply delicious and full of minerals and nutrients!
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