Spicy Cilantro Almond Pesto
We're slowly crawling out from under the boxes! Slowly being the key word - we've definitely been choosing hiking, biking, and socializing over unpacking, but we are making progress! Now we desperately need to get rid of empty boxes, which I assume (based on our difficulty finding them) will be very easy.
Now that we live close to campus, it's almost like I'm back in school. Almost. Not really. We (still) don't have internet, so I walk over to the library on campus with my little backpack, iced coffee, and computer ready for working. It's strangely fun to know that everyone looking at me probably thinks I'm in school, when I'm really not! Oooh, the small thrills in life!
Anywho, this pesto is loosely based off of the Chickpea and Coriander Chutney from Cook Republic. I love LOVE the photos Sneh takes! I had a lot of cilantro, and wanted some spicy sauce to put in some spring rolls I'll share with you later this week - so I started adding ingredients until I felt I had a finished product!
This sauce can be thinned, or left thick, depending on your need. I plan to try it on some pasta, or maybe thin it out and use it as a salad dressing, too!
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Spicy Cilantro Almond Pesto
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro (2 cups loosely packed)
- ½ cup toasted almonds
- juice of 1 lime
- 1" section of fresh ginger, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- ¼ cup loosely packed mint leaves
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ jalapeño (seeds included for more spice)
- ¼-½ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor, and process until smooth. Add more oil and salt as needed.
This pesto sounds amazing! Just perfect for a quick pasta lunch. 🙂
Love the great color!
I'm crazy into pesto right now so I have to try your cilantro version!
I made this and ate it on pita chips!
Hi 🙂
I just wanted to let you know that I really like your blog and started using your recipes with this one followed by melon spring rolls - a huge success last night 🙂
I did publish the recipe in my blog, linking back, of course.
You can find it here:
http://my-full-house.blogspot.dk/2013/07/pikantne-pesto-migdaowe-z-kolendra.html?m=0
All the best from Denmark 🙂
Kasia