Free Healthy Recipe - Spicy Rocket Pesto

Dairy free, Gluten free, Low carbohydrate, Wheat Free

This pesto has just enough kick to be interesting without assaulting the rest of the food. Serve it with Jerusalem artichoke soup or in the accompanying recipe.

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 small bird's eye chilli

1 cup rocket, fresh

3 tbsp pine nuts, roasted

1 tbsp lemon juice

¼ cup olive oil

sea salt and black pepper

Method

Add the garlic, chilli, rocket and pine nuts to a food processor. Process until well chopped. Add the olive oil and lemon and process until the pesto is a consistent texture.

Note : To make Jerusalem artichoke soup boil 500g for 10 - 15 minutes until tender. Sauté 1 small brown onion with 2 cloves garlic. Puree all the ingredients together until smooth. Return to the pan with 1 ½ litres of quality chicken or vegetable stock. Season with sea salt, pepper and ½ tsp nutmeg. Serve with rocket pesto on the top.

Makes 6 servings

Prep Time:	5 mins
Cooking Time:	nil
Ready in:	5 mins
Suitable for:
Dinner, Lunch, Sauce/Condiment, Soup

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Nutritional Information - Per Serve
Kj	585 kj
Calories	140 kcal
Fat	14.7 g
Saturated Fat	1.6 g
Total Carbohydrate	0.8 g
Total Protein	1.3 g
Fibre	0.7 g

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