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By lucyxford
Asparagus pesto is a healthy topping for pasta, potatos, and any other food you feel would be a good match
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Are you sick of making the same old thing for dinner every night? Give my asparagus pesto recipe a shot.
If you don't have traditional food processor, a braun hand blender will work too, but it will take longer
Snap the bottom ends of the asparagus off ( I usually bend the stalk and it will snap off right before it starts turning green, you don't want to eat the white or purple parts. Cut each stick in half or in thirds. Steam all asparagus for no more than 5 minutes (aim for 3-4 mins). You want the asparagus to be Al dente---- edible but crisp at the same time.
Pine nuts are essential to this spin on orginal basil pesto
While the asparagus is steaming, put 5 garlic cloves (peeled) and a 1/2 tsp of salt and plenty of cracked pepper into a food processor. Put in 1/4-1/2 of pinenutes in as well. Pulse the entire mixture about five-six times ( You want it to be finely chopped/ coarse, but not complete mush). Put the mixture into a large bowl.
Make sure you peel the garlic before putting it in the food processor
Put asparagus pieces into the food processor. Pulse the aspargus until it is a coarse chopped texture. Do not process it until it is like pudding. Repeat until you have finely chopped all of the asparagus. Put the chopped asparagus in the bowl.
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