Asian Style Pesto

Name: Asian Style Pesto
Yield: 3-4 person
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups sweet basil leaves; 4 strands kaffir lime leaves; 6 cloves garlic; 3/4 cups olive oil; 1 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup walnut + cashew nuts (substitute of pine nuts); 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon Maggi Seasoning powder; 1 cup brown button mushroom; 2 tablespoon butter; 1/2 cup fresh milk; 2 chicken breast marinate with honey, soy sauce and mixed herbs (for grill separately); 1 packet Spagethi (boiled)

dee @cook_20373191

Pesto with asian twist

dee @cook_20373191

Pesto with asian twist

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Ingredients

3-4 person

2 cupssweet basil leaves
4 strandskaffir lime leaves
6 clovesgarlic
3/4 cupsolive oil
1 cupgrated parmesan cheese
1/2 cupshredded parmesan cheese
1/2 cupwalnut + cashew nuts (substitute of pine nuts)
1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
1/4 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonMaggi Seasoning powder
1 cupbrown button mushroom
2 tablespoonbutter
1/2 cupfresh milk
2chicken breast marinate with honey, soy sauce and mixed herbs (for grill separately)
1 packetSpagethi (boiled)

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Steps

1

Blend garlic, kaffir leaves, basil leaves, walnut and cashew nut in food processor
2

Add grated and shredded parmesan cheese together with olive oil in the food processor. Blend until well mixed and smooth. Occasionally stop to scrape down the sides of the food processor
3

Add salt, black pepper and Maggi seasoning powder in pesto mixture. Add more to taste.
4

Separately, heat a pan with medium heat, melt the butter and add in some minced garlic and mushroom
5

Put the pesto mixture in the pan and add fresh milk
6

Add boiled spaghetti in the pan and mix with pesto sauce until well coated
7

Ready to serve with sliced grilled chicken breast and some grated parmesan cheese