Asparagus Pesto
From chefmeow 15 years ago
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- Serves 8
A very nice pesto sauce with a great twist, the asparagus. This has a wonderful blend of flavors and goes great on pasta. Enjoy
Ingredients
- 1 pound asparagus shopping list
- 1/4 cup pine nuts shopping list
- 3 medium garlic cloves shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 2/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese shopping list
How to make it
- Have a bowl of ice water ready then trim woody ends from asparagus.
- Cut asparagus stalks crosswise into 2” pieces reserving tips.
- In a steamer set over boiling water steam asparagus stalks covered 4 minutes.
- Add reserved asparagus tips and steam covered until just tender about 1 minute.
- Immediately transfer asparagus to ice water to stop cooking.
- Drain asparagus well in a colander and pat dry.
- In a food processor pulse pine nuts and garlic with salt until finely chopped.
- Add asparagus and oil then pulse until asparagus is coarsely chopped.
- Transfer pesto to a large bowl and stir in parmesan.
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