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How to make watercress pesto

- Easy
- Serves 4 - 5
Ingredients
- 100g Watercress, around 2 handfuls
- 5 Wild garlic leaves, or 2tsp wild garlic flakes, or a clove of garlic
- 1tbsp Toasted walnuts
- 60ml Olive oil
- 50g Grated parmesan, or 25g nutritional yeast flakes
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Method
- STEP 1
Blanch the watercress and drain (though you can omit this step if you've soaked it in vinegar first).
- STEP 2
Add all the rest of the ingredients except the oil to the food processor and give it a blitz for one minute.
- STEP 3
Slowly add the oil, pulsing the mix until it forms a smooth pesto.