Back Matter: Cilantro Pesto

Name: Basic Recipes: Cilantro Pesto
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: fresh lime juice, 2 tsp; garlic, 2 cloves, chopped; salt, ½ tsp; olive oil, ½ cup (4 fl oz/125 ml); jack cheese, 1 oz (30 g), coarsely grated; small jalapeño, 1, seeded and chopped; pine nuts, ¼ cup (1¼ oz/35 g); green onion, ¼ cup (¾ oz/20 g) chopped; fresh cilantro leaves, 1½ cups (1½ oz/45 g)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Perfect Panini

By Jodi Liano

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

pine nuts, ¼ cup (1¼ oz/35 g)
small jalapeño,

Europe
Italy
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Place the pine nuts in a small, dry skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until lightly toasted, 3–5 minutes; watch carefully, as they can burn quickly. Transfer immediately to a plate to cool.

In a food processor, add the toasted pine nuts, jalapeño, cilantro, green onion, garlic, and salt and process until combined. With the motor running, slowly pour in the olive o