Cilantro And Peanut Pesto

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Softened butter
1/2 cup	118ml	Roasted unsalted peanuts
1/2 cup	8g / 0.3oz	Cilantro leaves - (loosely packed)
1		Garlic clove - crushed
1/2		Jalapeño pepper - seeded, deveined
2 1/2 tablespoons	37ml	Fresh lime juice
3/4 cup	177ml	Peanut oil
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Freshly-grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Recipe Instructions

Puree butter and peanuts in food processor, scraping down sides. Add cilantro, garlic, jalapeño and lime juice and puree. While machine is running, slowly add oil. Add salt, pepper and cheese, if using. Serve over pasta.

This recipe yields 1 1/2 cups.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 10-19-2003

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