Szug ('pesto' from Yemen)
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Ready In: 15 mins
Serves: 32
Ingredients
- 2 bunches cilantro
- 1 bunch parsley (preferably Italian)
- 4 -5 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 serrano peppers or 4 Thai red chili peppers, stemmed
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil, plus extra if needed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt or 1 teaspoon table salt
- 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
Directions
- Cut and discard the visible, leafless stems from the cilantro and parsley.
- Wash and pat dry.
- Place the cilantro and parsley in a blender with the remaining ingredients.
- Blend at low speed, stoppng often to smash down the ingredients as they combine.
- Turn up speed and blend thoroughly.
- Place in a storage container, taste and adjust salt, and top with a little oil as you would pesto.
- This lasts for a month if stored in an airtight container.
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