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    Home » Condiments » Coriander and mint pesto |Quick and easy dip

    Coriander and mint pesto |Quick and easy dip

    Aug 24, 2020 · Modified: Jan 31, 2021 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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    Coriander and mint pesto, italian dip made with fresh herbs and walnuts. A delicious dip , for toast, sandwiches and for pizzas and pastas.

    Pesto, a italian chutney made by pouding ingredients together, the name pesto means pound/crush. Incidentally that is how our chutney’s/thogayals too were made before we got today’s Mixie/Food processor. Some still have a traditional grinding stone, that is reactangular stone and has a cylindrical pestle to grind the daily spices needed for cooking.

    Pesto

    The flavor, while grinding chutney in traditional mortar-pestle is incomparable to todays modern tools we have in our kitchen. I do have a small stone mortar-pestle in my kitchen, but would love to have a traditional stone grinder someday.

    Coriander and mint pesto is a simple recipe is a simple dump and grind recipe. The pesto is so flavorsome and gets ready in minutes for you to enjoy your toast/pizza or pasta. I m sure both my kiddos would love with their dosa, oh yes, we are typical south-indians and we love our idly/dosa and a different chutney to pair with it.

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    Coriander pesto

    The Ingredients

    • The herbs, i m using fresh coriander and mint leaves, using half the amount of mint to coriander leaves. Any fresh green herbs can be used.
    • Walnuts, originally pine nuts are used in pesto recipes, even though itis availble in abundance here, it is pricey. So i have replaced them with walnuts, you can also use almonds.
    • Spices, garlic and peppercorns are the only spices used here.
    • Olive oil, a more important ingredient here, we dont use water to grind the pesto, oil adds the neccessary viscosity the dip needs
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    Coriander & Mint Pesto | Quick and easy dip

    Coriander and mint pesto, italian dip made with fresh herbs and walnuts. A delicious dip , for toast, sandwiches and for pizzas and pastas.
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    Course: Condiments, Side Dish
    Cuisine: International, Italian
    Keyword: Coriander recipe, Easy and quick dip, Easy vegan recipe, Green chutney recipe, How to make quick dip, Mint recipe
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Grind time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories:

    Equipment

    • Blender or Food processor

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup fresh mint leaves
    • 1 cup fresh coriander leaves
    • 1 cup walnuts
    • 2 cloves of garlic
    • ½ teaspoon peppercorns
    • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
    • 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 tso lime juice

    Instructions

    • Take all the ingredients in a food processor, except olive oil and blend smooth. I like my pesto smooth.
    • Once ground, add olive oil at the end and blend once more.
    • Remove the pesto on to a serving bowl. Enjoy this with crunchy veggies, on your toasts, with your pizza and also with your dosa!!!

    Disclaimer

    I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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    1. Sandhiya

      January 19, 2018 at 7:55 pm

      Yes, you're right about ammi kal, it brings out the flavor very well. I have tried pesto with coriander leaves without mint , will give a try on it. Sounds flavorful!!!

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    2. MySpicyKitchen

      January 19, 2018 at 8:36 pm

      Chutneys ground using traditional tools taste wonderful. Coriander mint pesto must have a great dip for veggies am am sure will taste amazing with even with dosa.

      Reply
    3. Priya Suresh

      January 20, 2018 at 7:51 pm

      How i miss the traditional way of grinding the masalas. This pesto tempts me a lot, and love the addition of walnuts here.

      Reply
    4. Harini R

      January 21, 2018 at 12:41 am

      I agree that the taste is definitely better when made in the traditional grinding tools. This pesto sounds very flavorful.

      Reply
    5. Unknown

      January 21, 2018 at 11:38 am

      Actually finding it a great spread for breads and salads. Liked it

      Reply
    6. vaishali sabnani

      January 22, 2018 at 12:29 am

      love the ingredients going in this pesto..must have been so delicious.

      Reply
    7. Srivalli

      January 22, 2018 at 5:14 am

      That's a fantastic one to enjoy Priya, I am sure this works double as a spread as well!

      Reply
    8. Archana

      January 22, 2018 at 4:08 pm

      LOVE IT! Simple yet amazingly delicious.

      Reply
    9. Suja Ram

      January 23, 2018 at 1:48 am

      Thats a flavourful dip. Even I do Pesto with this Combo when I dont find Basil leaves here.

      Reply
    10. Jayashree

      January 23, 2018 at 4:32 am

      I too would like to have an ammi kallu one day. The pesto looks gorgeous.

      Reply
    11. cookingwithsapana

      January 23, 2018 at 9:29 am

      My kind of combo which I love most while making pesto. Looks so creamy and tasty.

      Reply
    12. Unknown

      February 08, 2018 at 11:53 am

      Rich in colour and ingrediants !!! Am sure to hit it

      Reply

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