Various Pesto

Name: Various Pesto
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp shelled almonds; 80 g parsley; 40 g mint; 1 Garlic clove; 150 ml olive oil; 2 tbsp grated Pecorino cheese; Salt; Pepper (freshly ground); 2 red bell peppers; 80 ml olive oil; 2 Tomatoes; 2 tbsp pine nuts; 1 Garlic clove; a pinch dried lavender buds; 2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese; Lemon juice; Salt; Cayenne pepper

Prep: 20min

| Servings: 4 | Cook: 10min

A variety of pesto made with fresh ingredients from the pesto category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

2 tbsp shelled almonds
80 g parsley
40 g mint
1 Garlic clove
150 ml olive oil
2 tbsp grated Pecorino cheese
Salt
Pepper (freshly ground)
2 red bell peppers
80 ml olive oil
2 Tomatoes
2 tbsp pine nuts
1 Garlic clove
a pinch dried lavender buds
2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Lemon juice
Salt
Cayenne pepper

Instructions

1.
For the mint pesto, toast the almonds in a dry pan until golden yellow, remove and let cool. Rinse the parsley and mint, shake off excess water, pat dry, and roughly chop. Peel the garlic cloves. Blend the herbs, almonds, and garlic in a food processor or blender until finely pureed, gradually adding olive oil until a smooth pesto forms.
2.
Finally stir in the Pecorino cheese and season with salt and pepper to taste.