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    Home » Condiments » Mint pesto – Fresh mint and almonds Sauce/Chutney

    Mint pesto – Fresh mint and almonds Sauce/Chutney

    Mar 11, 2018 · Modified: Apr 6, 2020 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

    I feel it is partiality if i don’t do a pesto while celebrating the italian sauces as this Week’s BM theme here in my kitchen. Classic italian pesto, is pounded in a marble mortar and wooden pestle made with basil/herbs, pine nuts, garlic, cheese and salt. I m not sure whether adding almonds or walnuts are modern way of making your pesto flavorsome or simply a cost cutting measure, i for sure do the latter. 
    I recently made a coriander and mint pesto with walnuts, i love adding walnuts to pesto as i feel they give more creamy texture to it and in that process i add little less olive oil to my pesto. Today i bring you a fresh, flavorsome mint pesto, using almonds. The freshness of mint will just engulf you the moment you  taste a spoon of this green goodness. 
    Pesto’s are my favorite for another good reason, they are pretty easy to make, just dump and blend. I love such simple recipes, i sometimes cheat my friends and family by doing tons of such simple recipes when they come for lunch/dinner and they keep wondering whether i m a lady ravan(Hindu Mythology Ramayan Character) with 20 hands!!!😆
    Ok, coming to the recipe, i made a small batch of this pesto and used it immediately to flavor  Rice noodles for dinner, it was finger-licking good, do try and let me know how you liked it.

    Inspired from here
    Ingredients
    3 fistful of mint leaves
    10-12 no’s almonds, blanched
    2 fat cloves of garlic
    2-3 tablespoon of olive oil
    ½ teaspoon peppercorns
    Salt to taste
    Method
    • Clean and wash the mint leaves. I have used 1 medium bunch of mint leaves, which when the stalks are removed will yield around 3 fists full of leaves. Sorry didn’t measure the exact amount, when I do  will update the post.
    • Take the mint leaves in a spice grinder or small jar of your food processor, add garlic, blanched and skinned almonds, pepper and salt.
    • Process until it turns to a coarse paste, do not add water while doing, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil at a time and process the pesto.
    • Remove the coarsely ground pesto into a separate bowl. Toss it with your favorite pasta or add it your spaghetti and enjoy this flavorsome mint pesto.
    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM

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    Comments

    1. sushma

      March 13, 2018 at 12:47 am

      Simple yet flavorful pesto. Good one

      Reply
    2. vaishali sabnani

      March 13, 2018 at 3:47 am

      Raavan ! Lol ! The mint pesto sounds absolutely stunning ! Would give it a try asap , mint and walnuts happen to my favourite ingredients !

      Reply
    3. MySpicyKitchen

      March 13, 2018 at 12:52 pm

      Well, if you whip up so many delicious dishes, obviously people will think you are Lady Ravan with 20 hands 🙂 . Haven't tried mint pesto. Got to give it a try very soon.

      Reply
    4. Harini R

      March 14, 2018 at 1:58 am

      Lady Ravan? Hahaha. Love that phrase. Interesting pesto with mint and almonds. I am sure to try this soon.

      Reply
    5. Gayathri Kumar

      March 14, 2018 at 5:11 am

      Lady Ravan! Hahaha. This pesto sounds absolutely yum..

      Reply
    6. Unknown

      March 14, 2018 at 8:05 pm

      ha ha priya you need some skills to even make so many simple recipes 😀 you have quoted yourself to lady ravan with 20 hands which sounds funny but it is true kudos to your humor sense , am still laughing 🙂 Pesto looks so yummy and yes even I like the pesto with walnuts in them.

      Reply
    7. Srivalli

      March 16, 2018 at 8:19 am

      hahaha…lol on your intro and the comments above..I can easily imagine you as lady Ravan Priya…:)..the condiment has a lovely hue!

      Reply
    8. cookwithrenu

      March 16, 2018 at 11:30 am

      This is so different……I have not experimented much of pesto….bookmarking this…….

      Reply
    9. Sowmya :)

      March 16, 2018 at 4:50 pm

      The pesto looks delicious and flavorful. Am trying to imagine a Lady Ravana now in the kitchen!!

      Reply
    10. Unknown

      March 17, 2018 at 12:32 pm

      its actually great to be such raavan. I always ran out simple ideas. You won't believe how much mind I put in to get chocolate recipes. Finally I only did mixed something here n there. I love this pesto making it in few minutes.

      Reply
    11. Priya Suresh

      March 17, 2018 at 9:54 pm

      Haha lady ravan, so funny Priya. Am so tempted to try this mint pesto, am sure my family will enjoy this pesto with their fav pastas anytime.

      Reply
    12. cookingwithsapana

      March 18, 2018 at 2:20 pm

      Wow I have never tried pesto with mint, I guess it must be very refreshing and tasty.

      Reply
    13. Jyoti Babel

      March 19, 2018 at 2:21 pm

      I make pesto with walnuts or almonds. seriously pine nuts comes at a exorbitant price. I have never tried it with mint though. will try this variation soon

      Reply
    14. Srividhya

      March 19, 2018 at 4:26 pm

      Mint pesto sounds great. Every time I cook with spinach or cilantro or mint, I forget measure them in cups as well. A great pesto to make ahead.

      Reply
    15. Pavani

      March 22, 2018 at 1:26 am

      That looks like a vibrant and delicious pesto. Love the addition of almonds and mint instead of the regular basil and pinenuts.

      Reply
    16. Chef Mireille

      March 28, 2018 at 1:48 am

      I am sure mint pesto would be so delicious with any pasta.

      Reply

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