Watercress pesto

Sometimes I find basil pesto a bit too basil’y and need something more subtle that gives a beautiful finishing touch to a dish without overpowering. This watercress pesto does just that. There’s no Parmesan either so it’s more delicate.

It works perfectly with our sea bass recipe but also on its own with spaghetti. It also happens to be vegan pesto as there’s no cheese.

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: –

Servings: Makes a small jar

Ingredients

3-4 large handfuls of fresh watercress (I actually added some rocket too, just because it was there).
200g chopped mixed nuts, I bought the ones that are already chopped finely, from Ocado/Waitrose.
100ml of extra virgin olive oil – this is tricky as I didn’t measure it, I poured it in til the pesto was the right consistency – you could try the same.
sea salt to taste – start with 2 large pinches.

Instructions

Put it all into the food processor and whizz.

Nutrition Info

Watercress

Watercress is rich in vitamin C, calcium, iron and folate. Weight for weight watercress contains more vitamin C than oranges and more calcium than a glass of milk.

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