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Green Garlic Pesto

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Introduction

Read more about Sarah Gilbert’s Green Garlic Pesto on our blog.

Ingredients

1 bunch green garlic (3 to 5 stems)
1 cup raw walnuts, or nuts available in your market
1 to 2 oz. Hannah Bridge Heritage cheese from Ancient Heritage Dairy, or other hard, salty sheep’s-milk cheese
cup good-quality extra-virgin olive oil
½ tsp. sea salt

Steps

  1. Cut root ends of green garlic and discard. Cut into 1-inch lengths, discarding the tougher green portions on top.
  2. In a saucepan over medium heat, toast walnuts by cooking for about 7 minutes, stirring constantly.
  3. Place nuts and green garlic into a food processor and process on low until roughly chopped. Cut cheese into chunks, add to food processor, and process. In a steady stream while processor is running, add olive oil until desired consistency is reached.
  4. Salt to taste. Keep in airtight container in refrigerator until ready to use.

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1. by cafemama on May 28, 2009 at 11:08 PM PDT
Rating: five

tonight I made this in the mortar & pestle, and with chopped hazelnuts (freddy guys had ‘em cheap), and it’s swoon-worthy!

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