Here’s another recipe using wild garlic, in abundance at this time of year in woodlands and by rivers. You can even dig some up and plant it in a window box for a future supply. It may wilt at first but will spring back with a vengeance. If you can’t get hold of any wild garlic, just use rocket or another green. This recipe also makes use of seasonal veg – feel free to substitute whatever else you might have – beetroot, celeriac, squash and so on. Serve the veg with brown rice or quinoa and spoon over some of the pesto for a delicious hearty dinner! Serves 3 to 4 people.
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balsamic vinegar
Garden Pesto
Everyone loves pesto made with basil and pine nuts in its traditional form, but as pesto literally means ‘pound’ or ‘ground’, you can just chuck the basil version out of the window – especially at this time of year when it is not in season – and blitz up something else that’s green. We make our pesto from just about anything at any time of the year – spinach, sorrel, rocket, coriander, parsley… whatever! You also don’t need pine nuts or parmesan – you can vary the nuts and leave out the cheese altogether. Serve with pasta, spread on toast, with new potatoes, or as a salad dressing… the options are really endless. Here’s what we did this week – a bunch is a small handful!
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