The Crazy Kitchen: Kale & Mint Pesto

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Sunday 10 February 2013

Kale & Mint Pesto

In a recent edition of Good Food magazine I spotted a recipe for Kale pesto. It looked so fresh & tasty that I wanted to give it a go. Pine nuts are so expensive so I substituted them for walnuts, and also added some extra ingredients of my own. 

Kale & Mint Pesto

200g Kale
2 Garlic Cloves
Juice of 1 lemon & 1 lime
Fistful of fresh Mint
250ml Extra Virgin olive oil
100g Walnuts
100g Frozen peas
100g Grana Padano cheese, grated

  • Whizz all the ingredients together in a blender or food processor - you may have to do it in batches
It makes quite a large quantity but can be stored for a few days in the fridge, ready to have tasty pasta in a hurry. I stirred it into spaghetti and added some extra peas & Grana Padano and some crispy bacon pieces on the top


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I also used it to flavour chops 

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4 comments:

  1. oooo I'm going to try this one - bring on the kale!

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  2. I love kale, have to try this!

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  3. So good for you too! I love simple but delicious suppers like this, especially if you have made the pesto beforehand. Do you think it would freeze well?

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  4. The original recipe in good food suggests it can be frozen for up to a month so should be fine .

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