Artichoke and Pine Nut Pesto

Submitted by LifeIsGood

"Here is a delicious and very simple pesto recipe by Gwyneth Paltrow. It's great as a spread for good bread or crackers! I really love this quick and easy pesto. It's a winner!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup artichoke heart, cooked (canned would be fine, and roughly chopped)
• 1⁄8 cup raw pine nuts
• 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small garlic clove, peeled and minced
• 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
• coarse salt, a pinch (just a little since the parmesan is salty, you can always add more salt when finished)
• fresh ground black pepper, a few grinds
• 1 -2 teaspoon fresh tarragon leaves, thinly sliced (use as much as you would like, to taste...I like 1 t.)

directions

1. Pulse the first 7 ingredients together in a food processor. Stir in the tarragon and season to taste with more salt and pepper, if needed.
2. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Artandkitchen]

I'm very glad I tried this recipe, it's very easy to be prepare and it was a great gem!

 

[LucyS-D]

We loved this! I served it with tri-color rotini and it was great. I did not adjust the texture because I thought mine was "wet" enough.

 

[Maito]

We thought the flavor of this pesto was wonderful as a sauce for pasta. I might have had a similar experience with the texture on pasta as a previous reviewer did, but I think this would easily be remedied by adding a little broth next time to make it a bit more liquidy (and honestly, it didn't really bother us that much). I made one recipe for two for dinner, over half a pound of pasta. I am betting this would be really great as a dip too.

 

[DailyInspiration]

Delicious as a nice spread for crackers or pita chips. The tarragon really adds a wonderful flavor to this pesto so please don't leave it out. Wouldn't change a thing! Made for PRMR, December, 2013.

 

[iris5555]

I thought this was very good. I added a little more parmesan than indicated--more cheese is always better!