If you like cilantro, here's a delicious and easy recipe to add to your collection! This attractive and zingy cilantro pesto could compliment so many foods;
* Mexican dishes: quesadillas, burritos, beans, nachos
* Spread on pizza or sandwiches
* Use on pasta with tomatoes and olives
*Sauce up some rice, veggies, and tofu
* Use on the side with Indian food
*A zippy dip for grilled tofu
*Mix with cream cheese for an exciting sandwich spread
We enjoyed this pesto with quesadillas and black beans with goat cheese. Awesome! I also mixed it with some cooked rice, chopped tomatoes, red pepper, black olives, and goat cheese for these zippy Fiesta Stuffed Portobellos.
Cilantro Pesto ( adapted from The Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden ):
1/3 cup almonds
salt & pepper
2 big cloves garlic
1 cup cilantro leaves
1 cup parsley leaves (I used much less)
1 fresh jalapeno (seeded and chopped)
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/4 cup olive oil
Grind the almonds, garlic, salt and pepper in a food processor until well ground. Add the cilantro, parsley, jalapeno, lime juice, and puree, with about 1/3 of the olive oil. Add the rest of the olive oil in thirds and puree.
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