Olive-Mint Pesto

Name: Olive-Mint Pesto
Total time: 10 min
Yield: makes 1 cup
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons tightly packed mint leaves; 2 tablespoons small capers, drained; 1 large garlic clove, smashed; 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; Pinch of crushed red pepper; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 cup pitted mixed olives, such as Calamata and Cerignola; Freshly ground pepper

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Grace Parisi likes using a mix of brine- and oil-cured olives for a more complex pesto; her favorites are green Sicilian, Calamata, Cerignola and oil-cured Moroccan.Plus: More Vegetable Recipes and Tips

By Grace Parisi

March 2005

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Recipe Summary

total:

10 mins

Yield:

makes 1 cup

Ingredients

2 tablespoons tightly packed mint leaves
2 tablespoons small capers, drained
1 large garlic clove, smashed
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
Pinch of crushed red pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup pitted mixed olives, such as Calamata and Cerignola
Freshly ground pepper

Directions

Step 1

In a food processor, pulse the mint with the capers, garlic, lemon zest and crushed red pepper. With the machine on, add the olive oil in a thin stream. Add the olives and pulse until coarsely chopped. Season the pesto with pepper.

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Notes

More Saucy Ideas: Stir the pesto into mixed ground meats to make meat loaf, serve it on bruschetta with shaved Parmesan cheese, stir it into soups or whisk it into vinaigrettes.

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