Lemon Sage Pesto Butter

Name: Lemon Sage Pesto Butter
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove, crushed; 450 g (1 lb/3½ cups) pine nuts, toasted; 25 g (scant 1 oz/¼ cup) grated Parmesan cheese; 25 g (scant 1 oz/scant ½ cup) chopped sage leaves; 120 g (scant 4½ oz/½ cup) unsalted butter, chilled; Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 2 tbsp olive oil

Preparation info

Yield: enough for
2
roasting birds

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chicken and Other Birds

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

25 g (scant 1 oz/scant ½ cup) chopped sage leaves
25

Condiment
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the sage, Parmesan, pine nuts, garlic, lemon juice and zest in a coffee grinder or small blender. Add the olive oil and blitz to a smooth paste. Transfer to a bowl, then beat in the butter until well amalgamated. Use as required.