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This pesto is woven together with different herbal accents making for a complex topping. The crunchy texture and concentrated flavor create a dynamic crust for pork chops or sea bass.
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Pestos, Tapenades, and Spreads: 40 Simple Recipes for Delicious Toppings, Sauces & Dips by Stacey Printz
Published by Chronicle Books
With little fuss and enormous flavor, transform everyday meals with simple yet creative toppings, dips, and spreads.Forty recipes are paired with multiple serving suggestions for producing yummy (and healthy!) dishes, from appetizersto dinners. With few steps to follow and minimal ingredients to purchase, these recipes—many of which aresensitive to vegans and those with nut and gluten allergies—are built for speed and ease. Fifteen minutes is thetotal preparation time for Classic Provençal Tapenade, Balsamic Fig and Caramelized Onion Spread, and Rich Crab Spread. Using fresh ingredients and pantry staples, you'll soon be whipping up tasty pesto faster than you can say "presto!"
© 2013 Stacey Printz / Chronicle Books · Reproduced with permission.Recipe
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup roasted, salted Pistachios
- 2 tbsp Lemon Thyme
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf Parsley
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh Tarragon
- 1 clove Garlic , minced
- 1.5 tbsp fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.25 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 4 tbsp to 5 tablespoons Olive Oil
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Place the nuts, thyme, parsley, tarragon, garlic, lemon juice and Parmesan cheese into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until a coarse mixture forms. With the machine running gradually stream in the oil and blend until the pesto emulsifies.
Makes about 1 cup
Serving Suggestions
Generously spoon over grilled or roasted pork chops.
For a simple salad, thin the pesto with more olive oil, and spoon over thick slices of fresh heirloom tomatoes.
Paddle a thick layer of this pesto onto sea bass or halibut and broil or bake.
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