Nasturtium Pesto
I planted nasturtiums this summer in my kitchen garden for beauty and garnishes. It grows and grows and grows! I read about this online after eating one nasturtium salad after another and pickling the seed pods for faux capers. Apparently Thomas Jefferson even ate them. Now I have the perfect use for it! Delicious!
Nasturtium Pesto
I planted nasturtiums this summer in my kitchen garden for beauty and garnishes. It grows and grows and grows! I read about this online after eating one nasturtium salad after another and pickling the seed pods for faux capers. Apparently Thomas Jefferson even ate them. Now I have the perfect use for it! Delicious!
Cooking Instructions
- 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!
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