? garlic or ? garlic scapes
2 oz nettles
2 oz parmesan of choice, fine grate
2.5 oz walnuts or pine nuts
Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
Salt and pepper, to taste
3.5 fl. oz extra virgin olive oil
- First, blanch the nettles - Bring a pot of water to full boil. Have a bowl or sink full of ice water ready. Dunk the nettles in the boiling water for 30 seconds - remove and immediately dunk in the ice water. Put on cloth, fold over and press to remove extra water.
- Put everything in a blender except for the oil and the lemon.
- Turn on the blender and slowly drizzle in the oil, stopping to scrape the sides every so often.
- Blend until you get your desired consistency - rough chop or smooth paste.
- Mix in by hand the lemon juice and rind.
- Pop the stuff into a sterilised jar or into bags for the freezer.
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