Nettle pesto
I tried making this for the first time tonight. It’s quick, tasty & nutritious plus has the added theraputic benefit of a forrage in the woods to pick the nettles.
Ingredients:-
About 6 oz stigging nettles
2 big cloves of garlic
1/2 cup grated parmesan
1/2 cup pine nuts
approx 100ml olive oil
salt & freshly ground black pepper
Method:-
Rinse the nettles, then blanch in boiling water for about 1 minute.
Strain the nettles, decant ont a chopping board & roughly chop.
Put the nettles, pine nuts, parmesan, olive oil & seasoning into a bowl & blitz with a hand blender or put all the ingredients into a food processor & blitz away.
Simple, tasty dressing for pasta, fish or salad & ready in 2 minutes.
