Wild Garlic Pesto

 

Wild Garlic Pesto

Ingredients

  • wild garlic good handful of leaves
  • 100 ml olive oil or rapeseed oil
  • 100 g hazel nuts or cashew
  • 100 g cheese good hard cheddar or parmesan
  • 1 lemon juice

Instructions

  • Pick your wild garlic! Choose your spot carefully away from dog walking spots.
  • Wash the leaves carefully and finely chop them finely
  • Grind the nuts with a pestle and mortar (roast in a medium oven before hand for 10 minutes if you like!) Of course you can use an electronic mixer but it is more fun by hand!
  • Add the garlic leaves, oil, cheese and lemon juice and mix in pestle and mortar. Mix into a thick paste adding more oil if needed.
  • Use as a dip or add to a bread dough or dollop onto a soup or .. in any way you want!

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