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Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Citrus Pesto Recipe:

Approx. 3 1/2 Cups

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Cauliflower Florettes
  • 1 Cup Raw Walnuts
  • 3/4 Cup Sartori's Rum Runner Cheese if you can't find it you can use aged Asiago cheese
  • 1/2 Cup + 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 Jalapeno Peppers
  • 1/2 Cup Fresh Squeezed Tangerine Juice
  • 3 Tablespoons Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt or to taste

Instructions

Roasted cauliflower

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Cut the cauliflower into small pieces, measure and in a bowl toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and a dash of salt.
  3. Spread out on a baking sheet.
  4. Place on the middle shelf for 20 - 25 minutes or until lightly golden then let cool.

Pesto

  1. Grate the cheese, measure and cut the stems off the jalapenos then cut in half to remove seeds.
  2. With a handheld lemon juicer, juice the tangerines and lemons then measure along with the rest of the ingredients.
  3. Add everything to the food processor or blender and puree.