Here's a quick and delicious fresh mint and pecan pesto recipe, especially if mint is growing like weeds in your garden and you're trying to figure out what to do with it.
Freeze any mint pesto leftovers in a small snack ziploc bag and break off little portions from frozen as you need it.
Wanna save some energy and dishes? Don't cook the garlic - just throw it in the food processor raw.
This is a basic mint pesto recipe. You can add Parmesan cheese and/or substitute the nuts, herbs, the acid (lime juice, orange juice, or vinegar).
Be creative if you don't have all the ingredients and substitute what you got.
Don't have pecans? Any nut will do: almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, etc...
Spoon it over chicken, fish, pasta, beans or veggies. Try it over Herbed Pork Tenderloin.
Serving Suggestion
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Things In My Kitchen:
- Food Processor - for blendin' up the pesto.
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Fresh Mint And Pecan Pesto
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Here's a quick and delicious fresh mint & pecan pesto recipe, especially if it's growing like weeds in your garden and you're trying to figure out what to do with it.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: ~6 ounces
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Food Processor
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- ~ 2 cups (~1 oz) mint leaves
- ⅓ cup (~1 oz) pecans
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 Tbsp sautéed garlic
- ⅓ cup e.v. olive oil
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Bring a small pan to medium heat and add a touch of oil to lightly coat. Throw in garlic and cook ~ 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add all ingredients to a food processor
and blend until smooth. Add water or olive oil if you want a thinner consistency. Add salt to taste. Happy Eating! Beckie
and blend until smooth. Add water or olive oil if you want a thinner consistency. Add salt to taste. Happy Eating! BeckieNotes
- Wanna save some energy and dishes? Don't saute the garlic - just throw in in raw.
- This is a basic pesto recipe. You can add cheese and/or substitute the nuts, the herb, the acid (lime, orange, vinegar). Be creative if you don't have all the ingredients and substitute what you got.
So as I'm browsing your site, I come across this little gem about the mint pesto. Just yesterday I was looking at my own mint taking over the back porch and wondered what in the world I was going to do with it. I will have to try this! Good to see you today!
Hi Rebeccah - good to see you too! You can also put that mint to good use in a mojito or two 🙂