River Cottage Sorrel Pesto With Goat's Cheese

French Tart's Note:

Tangy, freshly made pesto with sorrel leaves and goat's cheese. A WONDERFUL recipe from River Cottage and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and one that I use regularly! This pesto is stunning when added to gnocchi and all types of pasta, as well as grilled chicken and fish. So simple and full of summer flavours! It also makes a great gift for a dinner party host/ess, or for a foodie friend; put the pesto in an attractive jar with a recipe suggestion label and a wooden spoon.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 1 small garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• young sorrel (1-2 handfuls, about 45g in weight)
• flat leaf parsley, stalks removed (1 small bunch)
• sea salt
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 30 g hard goat's cheese, grated

Directions:

1. In a small frying pan over a medium heat, lightly toast the pine nuts until they're just beginning to turn golden, then tip out into a food processor. Add the garlic, sorrel, parsley and a pinch of salt to the pine nuts, then pulse a few times until roughly chopped and combined. Slowly pour in the olive oil, pulsing as you go, until the pesto is the consistency you like.
2. Spoon the pesto mixture into a bowl and stir in the goat's cheese. The pesto will keep, sealed in a jar with a slick of olive oil over the top, for about a week.

Reviews

[Rita~]

I loved this on a burger. Yes a burger! The best burger yet! I did use herbed goat cheese soft not hard. It give a nice creamy tangy flavor which complemented the sorrel. Thanks! Made for http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=308850&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 The Magic of Herbs!