Coriander/ Cilantro pesto

I thought I loved basil pesto the most. That was until I met and relished it’s cousin – Coriander pesto. This pesto has totally taken me by the storm. I saw this recipe once on the kitchen (I have mentioned about this in my coriander pesto pasta post) and tried it. Man, what an amazing taste it has. I have served this pesto as a salad/ pasta & on top of toasts to a lot of people and till date, I have only (and I seriously mean ONLY) got positive reviews for its taste. And the bonus, coriander bunches are way way cheaper than the basil bunches (call me cheap but cost does matter right?!). And as I have mentioned above, I have already written down the recipe of making the coriander pesto earlier while making my pasta but I thought I should still have this post on just the pesto since I can clearly mention how much quantity it will yield and stuff. I make a big batch like this and it lasts us easily for 10-12 days. I have had so many people requesting for both the recipe of the pesto & the salad as well (including older people whom I would never expect to experiment on their already well set palette. I explain to them that pesto is just an Italian thogayal (D hates me when I put it across that way but that’s totally the truth). Anywho, without any further delay presenting to you my favourite pesto in the whole world wide – Coriander pesto.

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Coriander pesto

Prep Time

5 mins

 

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 1 cups

Ingredients

• 3 cups coriander leaves (cleaned de-stemmed)
• 3 pods garlic
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 4-5 tbsp water
• 1 no lemon squeeze
• a generous pinch salt & pepper

Instructions

1. In a mixer, add all the ingredients mentioned above.

2. Grind till you get a smooth paste. 

3. Pesto ready to be used immediately on toasts, salads & pastas. 

Recipe Notes

1. You can store this in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week and in the freezer for up to a month.

2. You can use cashew nuts/ pine nuts instead of walnuts. 

3. You can add less water if you want a coarse consistency.

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