Brighten up your day with this Fresh Pea Chevre Pesto. The peas blend seamlessly with the chevre goat cheese that provides a subtle fresh flavor.
Nothing screams spring like fresh peas in their pods! This pesto adds a beautiful touch to any cheese platters! It can be used as a dip, made into a sauce, mixed into salads, spread onto a sandwich or just slathered onto a crostini.
This pesto pairs nicely with a glass of sparkling wine.
Fresh Pea Chevre Pesto – CaliZona
1 1/2 Cups
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Pounds Fresh Sugar Snap Pea Pods 1 cup
- 1/2 Cup Raw Walnuts or Almonds
- 3/4 Cup Chevre Cheese
- 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt - or to taste
Instructions
Peas
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Remove the peas from their pods, measure and put into a pot of filtered water.
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Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and leave in the water for no more than one minute. Use a timer.
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Drain in a colander and rinse with cold filtered water.
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Let cool and divide. About 3/4 cup each.
Pesto
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When peas are cool, add 3/4 cup of them along with half a bunch of asparagus, asiago, chevre, walnuts, garlic, lemon, olive oil and salt into a food processor or blender and puree until really smooth.
