Hazelnut Pesto Recipes

Steps:

• Put the hazelnuts in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add the arugula, garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pulse until finely chopped. Add the Parmesan and Pecorino-Romano and pulse to combine. With the food processor on, slowly pour in the oil and process until combined. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the lemon zest.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the pesto: Place hazelnuts on sheet tray and toast in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden. Let cool. Place hazelnuts, garlic, and basil in the bowl of a food processor. With the motor on, add oil in a steady stream and process until smooth. Season to taste with salt. Set aside.
• For the lamb chops: Season chops generously with salt and pepper. Add the oil to a cast-iron pan set over medium heat. When oil is very warm, but not too hot, add the butter; when foaming, add the chops flat-side down. Cook until chops are brown and crispy, about 3 minutes per side.
• To serve, top each chop with approximately 1 tablespoon of the pesto.

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in salted, boiling water according to pack instructions.
• Put the parsley, hazelnuts, Parmesan and lemon zest and juice into a food processor and whizz to a paste. With the motor still running, gradually drizzle in the olive oil. Season, if you like, with salt and pepper.
• Drain pasta, return to pan and stir in pesto. Divide pasta between serving bowls and serve.

Steps:

• For the hazelnut pesto: Place the parsley, hazelnuts, Parmesan and garlic in a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil and process until combined; transfer to a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
• For the portobello salad: Heat a charcoal or gas grill to medium-high for direct and indirect grilling. Brush the mushrooms on both sides with 1/4 of the cup olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the mushrooms on a baking sheet and roast until cooked through, approximately 10 minutes on the grill. Remove to a baking sheet and loosely tent, reserving the liquid that the mushrooms have exuded.
• Whisk together the reserved mushroom liquid, the sherry vinegar, mustard, remaining olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Slice the mushrooms into 1/2-inch thick slices and place in a large bowl with the arugula, fennel, and some salt and pepper. Drizzle some of the vinaigrette down the sides of the bowl and toss the salad to combine. Spoon a pool of pesto on one side of a large platter. Mound the salad on the other side, and garnish everything with fennel fronds.
• Place the mushrooms on a large platter, place the fennel over the mushrooms and drizzle with the pesto. Arrange the arugula around the platter.

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
• With motor running, drop garlic into a food processor to finely chop. Shut off motor and add cilantro, nuts, cayenne, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then blend until coarsely chopped. With motor running, add oil, blending until incorporated. (Sauce should be coarse.)
• Arrange fillets, skin sides down, in a lightly oiled baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, then spoon pesto over fish. Bake until fish is opaque and just cooked through, 12 to 17 minutes, depending on thickness of fillets.

Steps:

• Drain the peppers and tip them into a food processor with the toasted hazelnuts, garlic, olive oil, chilli flakes, vinegar and a good pinch of salt. Blitz to a smooth paste. Add the parmesan and parsley, then blitz again. Check the seasoning.
• Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Drain and reserve a cup of the cooking water. Toss the pesto with the pasta and a splash of cooking water to loosen. Serve in bowls with extra parmesan grated over.

Steps:

• Pulse hazelnuts in a food processor until finely ground.
• Add parsley, cheese, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; pulse until combined. With machine running, add oil; puree until paste forms.