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Warrigal greens pesto

Because you can never have too many pesto recipes, here's one bursting with Australian indigenous flavours – warrigal greens, bush lemon and macadamias.

Warrigal greens vegan pesto

Warrigal greens vegan pesto Credit: Adam Liaw

  • makes

    2 cups

  • prep

    10 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

makes

2 cups

serves

preparation

10

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 75 g (½ cup) raw unsalted macadamia nuts
  • 250 g picked warrigal greens
  • 1 bunch basil, leaves picked
  • 1 bush lemon, juice and finely grated zest
  • 350 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 70 g (½ cup) hemp seeds
  • 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • sea salt and black pepper, to taste
  • chargrilled sourdough, chopped semi-dried tomato and shredded basil, to serve

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C. Place the macadamia nuts on a baking tray and roast for 5-10 minutes or until golden.
  2. Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add the warrigal greens and cook for 30 seconds, then scoop out and place immediately into a bowl of iced water. Stand for a couple of minutes to cool, then drain and squeeze out the excess water.
  3. Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blitz into a mostly smooth paste.
  4. To serve, toss a little semi-dried tomato and shredded basil in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil and season to taste. Spread a good dollop of pesto on the chargrilled bread and top with the tomato mixture.
 

Photography by Adam Liaw.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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