Wild Garlic Pesto

Wild garlic pesto is versatile. It can be used as a pasta sauce or mixed into risotto. It is also excellent as a spread on fresh or toasted bread. Of course, it can also be used as a seasoning to enrich many dishes - from soup to salad.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 3 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 80 g Pine nuts

  • 80 g Cheese, Parmesan, hard

  • 250 g Swiss chard, fresh

  • 80 ml Oil, olive

  • 0.25 teaspoons Salt, table

  • 2 pinch Spices, pepper, black

Steps

  1. Wash the wild garlic leaves and dry them thoroughly. In a dry pan, toast the pine nuts until golden brown. Shake the pan several times to prevent the pine nuts from burning. Transfer the toasted pine nuts to a small bowl. Grate the cheese finely.

  2. In an electric chopper, first roughly mix the Parmesan and pine nuts. Then add the wild garlic leaves and mix until an almost smooth mixture is formed.

  3. Finally, add the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Mix everything just enough to combine the ingredients well.

  4. Transfer the prepared pesto into a jar for storage, seal it tightly, and store it in a cool, dark place.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 210.32 kcal
  • Fat: 16.38 g
    • Saturated Fat: 4.58 g
  • Carbohydrates: 6.26 g
    • Sugars: 0.48 g
  • Protein: 9.15 g
  • Fiber: 2.65 g