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Cilantro Pesto Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Ande16 / All my dishes 2 years, 3 months ago There is something to be said about homemade pesto. While in college this was the poor college student version of pesto ~ instead of basil, pine nuts, parmesan, olive oil, garlic. Prep:20m Servings:4	Ande16
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Ingredients

2 cups, packed, of cilantro, large stems removed

1/2 cup blanched almonds (or walnuts or pecans)

1/4 cup chopped red onion

1/2 teaspoon chopped and seeded serrano chile

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup olive oil

Directions

In a food processor, pulse the cilantro, almonds, onion, chile, and salt until well blended. With the food processor running, slowly add the olive oil in a steady stream.

Add more oil as needed for your use.

Makes about 1 cup

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Comments

linebb956 2 years, 3 months ago said:
I love cilantro.. will give this a try.. Should be good with fish or noodles..

trackwidow 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Oh My, I have to try this. My husband is a cilantro nut! We will both love this and find all sorts of things to use it on. Thank you!

danadooley 1 year, 9 months ago said:
I love cilantro and will give this a try. Thanks for sharing.

trigger 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Almonds are making a great comeback thanks to recipes like this one, I love the twist from Basil.

Great post

Michael

kimtien 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Cilantro is easier (and cheaper) to find in Shanghai than Basil. I will definitely try it. Now we'll see if I can find cheap nuts. Walnut is no longer in season and blanched almonds can be quite expensive... What is the differnce between "non-salted almonds" and blanched ones?

Thanks for the posting.

Kim-Tien

grumblebee 1 year, 2 months ago said:
How different! I must give this a try. I'm on a big cilantro kick lately. :)

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