Lemon & Walnut Wensleydale Pesto

Basil pesto with walnuts, lemon and Wensleydale cheese!

Posted by Cat Morley

About

Tom and I had grown tired of living off Christmas leftovers so I hunted through the fridge and found everything I needed to make a lemon & walnut Wensleydale pesto. I was a little unsure about using Wensleydale in pesto but it tasted great with tagliatelle and was exactly what we needed to combat our chocolate comas.

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You Will Need (7 things)

  • 100 g Wensleydale
  • 50 g Walnuts
  • 2 Handfuls of fresh Basil
  • Mortar & Pestle
  • ½ Lemon
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt

Steps (4 steps, 10 minutes)

  1. 1

    Finely chop the basil and place in a mortar and pestle.

  2. 2

    Crush in the walnuts.

  3. 3

    Grate in the zest and squeeze in the juice from half a lemon.

  4. 4

    Add the Wensleydale, olive oil and season with sea salt.