Coriander, peanut and chilli pesto recipe

Coriander, peanut and chilli pesto recipe

This pesto is perfect for tossing into cooked noodles, spooning into Asian broths and spreading in sandwiches. You can also turn it into a salad dressing with more oil and some rice vinegar.

This recipe is from Jo Pratt's new cookbook, The Flexible Vegetarian, published by Frances Lincoln.

Ingredients

  • 75 g coriander (leaves and stalks)
  • 50 g unsalted roasted peanuts
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 long red chilli, de-seeded and roughly chopped
  • 0.5 lime (juice and finely grated zest)
  • 100 ml groundnut oil
  • 1 pinch flaked sea salt
  • 2.6 oz coriander (leaves and stalks)
  • 1.8 oz unsalted roasted peanuts
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 long red chilli, de-seeded and roughly chopped
  • 0.5 lime (juice and finely grated zest)
  • 3.5 fl oz groundnut oil
  • 1 pinch flaked sea salt
  • 2.6 oz cilantro (leaves and stalks)
  • 1.8 oz unsalted roasted peanuts
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 long red chilli, de-seeded and roughly chopped
  • 0.5 lime (juice and finely grated zest)
  • 0.4 cup groundnut oil
  • 1 pinch flaked sea salt

Details

  • Cuisine: Asian
  • Recipe Type: Pesto
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation Time: 10 mins
  • Cooking Time: 0 mins
  • Serves: 4

Step-by-step

  1. Put all of the ingredients, apart from the oil and salt, in a food processor and roughly chop together.
  2. With the motor running, add the oil to give a smooth pesto.
  3. Season to taste with salt.

Recipe from The Flexible Vegetarian by Jo Pratt, photography by Susan Bell. Published by Frances Lincoln.

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