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Mojito Pesto

  • Writer: Charlie Rilling
    Charlie Rilling
  • Aug 15, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Aug 7


Mojito pesto recipe card
Mojito Pesto Recipe

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Ingredients

All of the ingredients for Mojito pesto and a white table
Ingredients for Mojito Pesto

1 cup Fresh Basil

1/4 cup Fresh Mint

1/4 cup White Rum

1/4 cup Olive Oil plus more for a smoother pesto

1/2 Fresh Lemon Juice / Zest

1 Fresh Lime Juice/Zest

1/2 cup Pine Nuts

1/4 cup Walnuts

1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

2 Garlic Cloves

1 tbsp Honey

1 tsp Sea Salt

1/2 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper



Preparation

1.

Put mint leaves into a ramekin or small bowl. Cover with white rum.

Mint leaves in a white bowl filled to the top with rum
Rum Soaked Mint Leaves

2.

Into a food processor or blender put soaked mint leaves, garlic, basil, honey, lemon juice/zest, lime juice/zest, parmesan, walnuts, pine nuts, salt and pepper. Blend for 30 seconds.

All of the dry ingredients for a Mojito pesto in a food processor on a white table
Dry Ingredients for Mojito Pesto Ready to be Blended

Dry ingredients blended in a food processor on a white table
Blended Dry Ingredients

3.

Put food processor to low and start blending. Drizzle in olive oil until desired consistency.

Olive oil added and now everything is blended into a green pesto sauce in a food processor on the white table
Mojito Pesto Blended

4.

ENJOY!!

Green Mojito pesto in a white ball and a white table
Mojito Pesto

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