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Green pea pesto

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Read about shelling peas in the BrightCulinary Book

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  • 150 g fresh or frozen peas
  • salt
  • 2 spoonfuls water
Sprinkle the peas with salt; if fresh, add a couple of spoonfuls of water, cover with a paper towel and microwave about 3 minutes to steam them.
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 15 g olive oil
  • 10 g butter
  • 10 leaves basil
  • 30 g Parmesan Reggiano
  • 20 g Romano cheese
In a food processor combine the peas, garlic, olive oil, butter, basil, Parmesan and Romano, and pulse until loosely chopped.
  • 10 g oil
Drizzle in 10 g more oil while pulsing until cohesive.
  • 2 cranks black pepper
  • ¼ whole lemon
Taste, add black pepper and a squeeze of about a quarter lemon, and blend again. Best fresh; keeps a couple of days in the fridge.