Asian-style pesto

Name: Asian-style pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: serving
Cuisine: Ingredients
Ingredients: 1 fresh basil; 1 fresh ginger peeled, chopped; 2 garlic cloves; 1 fresh chillies; lemon juice only; 1 tsp brown sugar; 100 g cashew nuts roasted; 1 parmesan cheese grated; 50-75 ml olive oil extra virgin; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 5 mins

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A spicy version of the classic pesto.

By Food24 March 07 2011

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Ingredients (10)

1	fresh basil
1	fresh ginger — peeled, chopped
2	garlic — cloves
1	fresh chillies
	lemon — juice only
1 tsp	brown sugar
100 g	cashew nuts — roasted
1	parmesan cheese — grated
50-75 ml	olive oil — extra virgin
	salt and freshly ground black pepper — to taste

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Method:

Whizz all the ingredients in a blender and season to taste. You can
add more chillis for fire, ginger for freshness or lemon for tartness
and of course more garlic if you want to ward away all those pesky (but
sexy) vampires.

It’s fun to play around and tweak it to your palate or the dish you want to serve it with.

Reprinted
with permission of Chef Caro.

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