Bush Pesto
"Pesto with an Aussie spin from Bushfoodrecipes.com. Mountain pepper & bush tomatoes are authentic Australian indigineous herbs available from boutique herb specialists like Herbies."
photo by Sageca
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- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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2 cups
ingredients
- 118.29 ml raw unsalted macadamia nuts
- 118.29 ml raw parmesan cheese
- 354.88 ml olive oil
- 236.59 ml chopped fresh basil leaf
- 236.59 ml chopped fresh parsley
- 4.92 ml mountain pepper
- 4.92 ml bush tomatoes
directions
- Puree the nuts, parmesan and 1/4 cup of the oil in a blender.
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend to a chunky paste.
- Serve on bread sticks or wattle seed blinis.
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This turned out really nice;I've never made pesto using macadamia nuts; wow! I used a mixture of freshly crushed peppers for monutain pepper and to replace the bush tomato I used Old Bay seasonning. I really thought 1 1/2 cup of oil too much for me so I used only 1/3 cup and it turned our great. I made this for ZWT 5 Autralia/NewZealand. Thanks for posting -
This turned out great . . . had to do a little substituting but the end product is yummy! Was unable to find mountain pepper, so substituted blend of ground black, white, green and red peppercorns. To add more spice I also so added a small handful of arugula. The other substitute was sun dried tomatoes for the bush tomato spice. Wasn't sure how long this will last in the fridge so cut the recipe in half. Made for ZWT 5, Australia/New Zealand
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Melbourne I live on a 5 acre property in the Dandenong Ranges Victoria, Australia, having moved from the burbs when I became pregnant with my now 15 year old daughter Alyssa.
Once my daughter was born I became a stay at home mum as I couldn't bear the thought of putting her in daycare. She is the light of my life, I never imagined myself as a mum when younger but now wouldn't have it any other way. Alyssa was made a big sister on the 19th April 2010 when our cheeky little boy Blake was born. I love cooking and experimenting with new recipes so quickly become addicted to Zaar as it was previously known & still use it regularly. In addition to being my kids taxi :lol: I also spend my time, reading, gardening and of course shopping. I'm lucky enough that we have the space & so love growing our own fruits, vegies & herbs, this also means we have plenty of room for animals & at the moment have 2 dogs, Max, a Jackshund who's 6, Fletcher, a Kelpie who's 4, 6 cats Snowpea, Fergus, Ginger, Tango, Annie & Cookie, 4 chooks & 2 Ducks.
As well as our pets, we also have a lot of native animals around our area, we have kangaroos, wombats, echidna's, possums as well as rosella's, galah's & Cockatoo's hence the name of where I live..
