Rocket Pesto

Name: Rocket Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: serves 4–6
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese; 3 tablespoons of pine kernels, toasted lightly; 1 garlic clove; salt and pepper; two 30 g bags of rocket, rinsed and dried

Preparation info

serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Good Soup Book

By Lindsey Bareham

Published 1997

About

The distinctive, bitter, lemony tang of rocket goes well with bland foods like potato, beans and pasta, and creamy seafood like squid and scallops. This pesto is bitter and creamy at the same time; it is delicious stirred into soups made with these ingredients just before serving. Serve it in its own bowl for people to help themselves.

Ingredients

two 30 g bags of rocket, rinsed and dried
1 garlic clove
3 tablespoons

Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Put the rocket, garlic, pine kernels and a little salt and pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Work to a paste and, with the motor running, add the olive oil in a thin stream to produce a loose-textured purée. Pour into a bowl and stir in the parmesan cheese.