Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, nasturtium pesto. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders Nasturtium pesto may overpower more delicate flavors, so use it sparingly unless you love a little kick! Pick a basket full of fresh, healthy leaves and flowers without. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; prepare an ice-water bath and set aside. Drain and transfer to ice-water bath until cool.

Nasturtium Pesto is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Nasturtium Pesto is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have nasturtium pesto using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Nasturtium Pesto:

1. Take 2 cups packed nasturtium leaves
2. Get 1 handful nasturtium flowers
3. Take 3 garlic cloves, crushed and diced
4. Take 1/2 cup pine nuts or walnut pieces, toasted
5. Make ready 1/2 cup finely grated hard cheese like parmesan
6. Make ready 2/3 cup good olive oil

If you want the full nasturtium effect use large leaves as plates topped with a flowery late summer salad, drizzled with leaf pesto! Nasturtium leaves are completely edible, and have a spicy, peppery bite similar to arugula. When used in place of basil, nasturtium will add a radish-type 'bite' and a very slight earthy flavor to the pesto. It's hard to pick out when added to a pasta or soup, but you could use a mix of basil and nasturtium leaves if you want more of a traditional pesto flavor.

Instructions to make Nasturtium Pesto:

1. Assemble everything… mise en place!
2. Toast nuts in dry skillet on high heat
3. Add oil, nuts, and garlic to a bowl and puree with immersion blender
4. Add nasturtium leaves and puree them in with oil, nuts, and garlic. (See next note)
5. If your nasturtium leaves are a bit old and tough and too spicy you can tone them down by dipping them in boiling-temperature water for 10 seconds then squeezing out the water before puree. I did this for my pasta, but not for baking on top of salmon.
6. Lightly puree in the flowers
7. Stir in the grated cheese and you are done! You can freeze it if need be.
8. Enjoy!

When used in place of basil, nasturtium will add a radish-type 'bite' and a very slight earthy flavor to the pesto. It's hard to pick out when added to a pasta or soup, but you could use a mix of basil and nasturtium leaves if you want more of a traditional pesto flavor. Salt and pepper to taste ; Grated cheese of your choice; Method. If you are only making a small batch then use a pestle. Nasturtium leaves are surprisingly fun to wash.

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