Arugula pesto |
I decided to make pesto. I was a little worried that the arugula would be too strong, so I decided to balance the peppery taste with mascarpone. Yes, mascarpone. Yum.... I love mascarpone cheese.
I make my pesto differently than most people. I add the arugula (or basil or parsley or spinach) last. I don't want to over process the arugula.You may also use walnuts, almonds, or hazelnuts instead of pine nuts.If you are serving this with pasta, reserve about a cup of pasta water and add about a tablespoon of the pasta water to each bowl of pasta when you mix the pasta with the pesto.
Pesto
1/2 Cup (68 g) Pine Nuts, Lightly Toasted
1/2 Cup (100 g) of Parmesan Cheese
4 Cloves of Garlic
1/4 Cup (60 ml) of Olive Oil
2 Handfuls (56 g) of Arugula
1/2 Cup (113 g) of Mascarpone Cheese
Combine pine nuts, cheese, and garlic in a food processor and process until smooth.
Processed pine nuts, garlic, and cheese |
Arugula waiting to be mixed in |
Fold in mascarpone cheese |
Final pesto |
I like the idea of the arugula, maybe even to add it to my basil pesto too, just for that little bit of kick ... you may be on to something!
ReplyDeleteI love using arugula. In addition to basil, I have used cilantro, parsley, a mixture of parsley and thyme, a mixture of basil and mint, and in the dead of winter baby spinach.
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