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Lamb’s Quarters Pesto

Don't fret weeding, celebrate it with this super easy foragable recipe. Lamb's
Quarters Pesto is a great way to celebrate summer.

Servings: 2 cups

Author:

Prep Time
15 minutes

Total Time
15 minutes

Course:

Sauce

Cuisine:

Italian Canadian

Keywords:

Pesto foraging Lamb’s Quarters

🧂 Ingredients

1 cup Lamb's Quarters, Leaves
1 cup Basil Leaves
1/2 cup Pine Nuts

Toasted
1/4 cup Parmesan

Grated
1/2-2/3 cup Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp each Salt & Pepper

Instructions

1 Combine the lamb's quarters, basil, pine nuts, parmesan, lemon juice and 1/2 cup
of Olive Oil in food processor. Blend until chunky.
2 With the processor running slowly pour in more oil up to 2/3 cup until the
texture is as smooth as you like it and everything is blended. Season with salt
and pepper. Store in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to two weeks. Or freeze
in ice cube trays, then store cubes in freezer bags for until to 6 months.