I met Alison Barrell whilst attending a retreat recently and was blown away by her wild foraged recipes and potions. Here, I share with you the first of many recipes from Alison and first up is her Wild Garlic Pesto recipe.
Wild garlic is a brave strong plant loaded with vitamins. It can be found growing in the shade under the branches of trees or in the dappled light of the woods.
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What you will need:
150g wild garlic leaves
50g parmesan or vegan alternative finely grated
1 garlic clove (finely chopped)
½ lemon (zested and squeezed)
50g pine nuts (toasted) or any other nut or seed e.g. soaked walnuts/pumpkin seeds
150ml olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
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STEP 1
Rinse the wild garlic leaves and roughly chop.
STEP 2
In a blender, blitz the wild garlic leaves, garlic, parmesan, lemon zest, lemon juice, pine nuts and olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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STEP 3
Transfer the pesto into a jar and keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
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