Smoky Cilantro Pesto
"Pesto of a southwestern kind."
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 1/2 cups
ingredients
- 3 cups loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
- 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted (can sub walnuts)
- 2 small chipotle chiles in adobo
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄2 cup grated Cotija cheese
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
directions
- Place cilantro, pine nuts or walnuts, chipotle peppers, garlic, lime juice and black pepper in food processor container. Cover; process until finely chopped. Add cheese; pulse on and off until just combined. With motor running, slowly add oil through opening in cover, processing until smooth.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!
