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Bright green rocket-and-almond pesto

By Abigail Donnelly
4
Easy
5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 80 g wild rocket
  • 50 g raw almonds
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 40 g Parmesan, grated
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Combine all the ingredients except the salt in a food processor and pulse continuously for 30 seconds until a pesto is formed.

 

Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper before serving.