Green Asparagus Pesto

Ingredients

• 500 g Green Asparagus
• 20 g basil (1 bunch)
• 1 Garlic clove
• 30 g pine nuts (2 tbsp)
• 50 g Parmesan cheese (1 piece)
• 150 ml extra virgin olive oil
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash the green asparagus and trim the woody ends. Blanch in a pot of boiling water for about 5 minutes, then remove and shock with cold water.

2. 2.

   Meanwhile, wash basil, shake dry and roughly chop. Peel and chop garlic. Cut asparagus into pieces. Toast pine nuts in a dry pan until fragrant, then set aside. Grate parmesan.

3. 3.

   Combine asparagus, basil, garlic, pine nuts, parmesan, and olive oil in a blender and puree into pesto.