Photo credit: Bobbi Misiti
Ingredients
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, rinsed and dried (approximately 3 cups, loosely packed)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese
- 1/2 cup roasted pine nuts, walnuts or macadamia nuts
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 TBSP lime juice
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4-1/2 tsp sea salt or to taste
Instructions
Cut the bottom 1/3 of stems(and some leaves off) and place them in a food processor or blender. Add the cheese, pine nuts, garlic, lime juice, and salt and process to a uniform consistency. Add the top 2/3 leaves and the olive oil, process until the leaves are coarsely chopped.
A flavorful cilantro pesto is good as a dip, over pasta or grains and on sandwiches. This pesto keeps in the refrigerator for several days. For optimum flavor, bring it to room temperature before serving.
Makes about 1-1⁄4 cup
Notes:
Two foods that antidote mercury stored in our tissues are seaweed and cilantro. They both chelate mercury and safely discharge it from the body. I recommend their frequent use. On my weekly market trip, I always pick up a bunch or two of cilantro and generously strew it as a garnish or turn it into pesto.
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