Pea, Mint and Cashew Pesto
| Serves: 4 | Category: Sauce | Course: Accompaniment | Machine: Food Processor | Total time (min.): 20 |
A delicious and fragrant pesto sauce perfect for pasta or chicken.
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen peas (150g)
- 30g cashews, toasted
- 40g parmesan, grated
- 4 small cloves garlic
- 1 cup mint, packed
- Juice of 1 lemon (80ml)
- 2½ tsp salt
- ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- MutliOne
Method
- Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and blanch the peas till they're bright green.
- Place all the ingredients and half the oil into the bowl of the food processor, and pulse to process into a chunky paste
- Add the rest of the oil and pulse to combine
- Store in an airtight container
Notes:
- This pesto can be stored, in the fridge, for 2 weeks