Double the garlic and add a healthy dash of red pepper.
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Tradtional Italian Broad Bean Pesto
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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowerCarbs
Veggie
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 pound fresh broad beans -- skin removed (also called fava beans), about 1 1/2 cups
2 Tablespoons pine nuts -- toasted
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tablespoon fresh mint -- chopped
6 basil leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic -- minced
1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
2 5/8 ounces Parmesan cheese -- freshly-grated (7/8 cup)
Combine all the ingredients (except the Parmesan cheese) in a blender and
purée until smooth (this pesto will be thick). Season to taste with slat
and black pepper then transfer to a bowl and fold-in the Parmesan cheese.
This is excellent served over toasted French or Greek bread.
Makes around 3 cups (6 one-half cup servings)
Broad Bean Pesto is a traditional Italian recipe for a classic peato sauce
made with broad beans and Parmesan cheese. The full recipe is presented
here and I hope you enjoy this classic Italian version of: Broad Bean
Pesto.
Cuisine:
"Italian"
Source:
"Celtnet dot org"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2012"
Yield:
"3 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 522 Calories; 42g Fat (70.6%
calories from fat); 16g Protein; 23g Carbohydrate; 10g Dietary Fiber; 10mg
Cholesterol; 592mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean
Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 7 1/2 Fat.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 3264 0 0 0 0 0 0 20070 0
