What To Do With Parsley

I don't have much of a green thumb. The sum total of my gardening exploits are getting the lawn mowed, keeping weeds out of stone edges and watering the myriad of pot plants we have grouped together to form some sort of a green oasis around our house. I have tried growing veges on occasion but they have all succumbed to the wind so I don't bother anymore - apart from growing rosemary and parsley.

parsley

I love the smell of fresh herbs - rosemary, basil, mint, coriander, sage, thyme. The only green herb that has had any success with me is parsley - oodles of it! Both frilly and flat-leafed varieties. So this post will be my homage to all the delectableness that parsley has given us.

WALNUT and PARSLEY PESTO

You'll need:  1 cup of walnuts (obviously shelled)
                     2 cups chopped parsley
                     half a cup of grated Parmesan cheese
                     3 cloves of garlic - chopped
                     half a teaspoon of salt
                     half a cup of extra virgin olive oil

Put all ingredients - except the olive oil into a food processor and blitz a few times to combine.
Run the machine at half speed and drizzle the olive oil into the mixture for no more than 30 seconds
Use straight away or cover and keep in the fridge - but use within 5 days

parsley and walnut pesto

How to use it?
Spread on crackers, toast or similar
It's great mixed into pasta
Dollop it over new seasons potatoes
Great with fish too

There ya go - enjoy


What To Do With Parsley