A spicy and sweet take on traditional pesto, using fresh nasturtium leaves and flowers.
Ingredients
2 cups packed nasturtium leaves
1 cup nasturtium flowers
1 cup fresh basil
¾ cup quality olive oil
3 cloves garlic
⅓ cup almonds
⅓ cup walnuts
¾ cup shredded (not grated!) Parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
salt, to taste
Instructions
Roughly chop the nasturtium leaves and put them in a food processor. Add the basil leaves (whole, unless they are very large- in that case, roughly chop them as well). Drizzle in about half of the olive oil. Process until blended. Add the flowers and process.
Next, chop the garlic, almonds, and walnuts; add them to the mixture along with the remaining olive oil and process, leaving some texture.
Finally, add the shredded Parmesan, lemon juice, and salt. Process until well blended. I like to keep some texture in my pesto, but if that's not your thing, feel free to make it as smooth as you would like.
Recipe by Yellow Birch Hobby Farm at https://www.yellowbirchhobbyfarm.com/nasturtium-pesto-recipe/