Happy Friday! The weather is getting warmer everyday here in North Carolina, and as a result, I’m constantly finding myself in the mood for light, fresh dinners. Over the last few months, I’ve also found myself experimenting with different homemade sauces (most recently pizza sauce and marinara sauce), so it almost seems natural to delve into the pesto world next.
This the first time I’ve had pesto without basil in it, and I have to say – I think I like using cilantro as a base for it even better than basil. It really has a nice little kick, and it was perfect spread over some grilled chicken. This winter girl is actually looking forward to summer if it involves fresh and delicious meals like these!
Printable Recipe
Makes about 3/4 cup
ingredients:
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves
2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
2 tbsp pistachios
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil
instructions:
Combine the cilantro, parsley, garlic, Parmesan cheese, pistachios, and salt in a food processor.
Pulse about 10 times, until just chopped.
Add in the olive oil and pulse a few more times, until well combined.
Enjoy! We served ours over grilled chicken and pasta – so delicious!
Adapted from Southern Living Easy Entertaining
May 9, 2014
Yummy! Can’t wait to try this!
May 9, 2014
Thanks, Laura! Please let me know if you do try it out! 🙂
May 9, 2014
I need a food processor…. then I can make more of these yummy recipes!
May 9, 2014
You should definitely get one! There are some really affordable options, and you can use them for all kinds of yummy stuff 🙂 If you want the details on the one we have, just let me know!
May 9, 2014
YUMMM I love pesto!
May 9, 2014
I think you’d really like this one – it is so tasty!
May 9, 2014
This looks fantastic! Such an interesting twist on regular pesto.
May 10, 2014
Thanks, Katie! It had a really nice flavor. You’ll have to let me know if you end up making it!
May 10, 2014
For some reason I never have much luck growing cilantro – but this is motivation to try harder this summer! It looks delicious with chicken and pasta!
May 10, 2014
Hopefully you have better luck with it this year, Susan! We tried growing it last year, and a little bunny came through and ate it, so now we just buy it. Either way, it sure is delicious!
May 15, 2014
That looks so dang tasty! I’ve pinned it and will share it on the blog Sunday in my round-up post! 😀
May 16, 2014
Thanks so much!! You’ll have to let me know if you try making it 🙂