Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto

In Tennessee, watercress grows wild along the state's cool running streams, showing up in the first warm days of spring.
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Nashville chef and cookbook author Martha Phelps Stamps makes perfect use of this peppery plant by intensifying its flavor with garlic and mustard. Serve warm or at cool temperature with grilled meats like Martha's Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb, stir it into soups, or toss with pasta.
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  • Servings : Serves 5

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch watercress, thickest stems removed
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
 

Directions

step 1Place all of the ingredients except the olive oil in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
step 2Turn the motor on and pour the olive oil through the feed tube while the mixture purées and emulsifies.
step 3Keep covered and refrigerated for up to 1 week. Serve warm or at room temperature.
step 4Serve with grilled meats, like our Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb, or tossed with pasta.


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3/9/2010 , 
Marlis  S.
add your choice of pine nuts (pignolis), walnuts, hazelnuts or pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

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