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Rocket Pesto

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Rocket Pesto

The perfect rocket pesto recipe with a picture and simple step-by-step instructions.

  • 125 g Fresh rocket
  • 10 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 good handful Basil leaves
  • 2 small Garlic cloves
  • 2 small Chili
  • 1 leveled tsp Black pepper
  • 50 g Walnuts
  • 75 g Grana Padano
  • 0,5 tsp Lime zest
  • 1 tbsp Lime juice
  • 0,5 tsp Salt
  1. First, the fresh rocket is sorted and washed. Then spin dry in the salad spinner. Then roughly chop through.
  2. Pour the oil into a tall container. Add the basil leaves, garlic, chilli and pepper and mix well with the hand blender.
  3. Gradually work in the rocket and puree it finely.
  4. Add walnuts, Grana Padano and lime zest and juice and work in.
  5. Only add a little salt to taste at the end.
  6. Pesto not only tastes good with pasta, but also as a spread, for example in sandwiches. It goes well with grilled food and much more.
Dinner
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rocket pesto

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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