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🌿 Jalapeño Lime Pesto

Jalapeño Lime Pesto

⏲ Total Time
10 minutes

🧂 Ingredients

🍽 Serves
3.33 cups
  • 🌿 4 cups cilantro
  • 🎃 1.33 cup toasted pepitas
  • 🧀 1 cup Cotija or feta cheese
  • 🛢 1 cup canola oil
  • 🌶 2 small jalapeño chiles
  • 🍋 4 Tbsp lime juice
  • 🧄 2 cloves garlic
  • 🧂 0.5 tsp salt
  • 🧂 0.5 tsp pepper
🍽 Serves
1.67 cups
  • 🌿 2 cups cilantro
  • 🎃 0.67 cup toasted pepitas
  • 🧀 0.5 cup Cotija or feta cheese
  • 🛢 0.5 cup canola oil
  • 🌶 1 small jalapeño chile
  • 🍋 2 Tbsp lime juice
  • 🧄 1 clove garlic
  • 🧂 0.25 tsp salt
  • 🧂 0.25 tsp pepper

🍳 Cookware

  • 1 food processor

📝 Instructions

Step 1

Combine 2 cups packed fresh cilantro; 2/3 cup toasted pepitas; 1/2 cup crumbled Cotija cheese; 1/2 cup canola oil; 1 small jalapeño chile, seeded if desired; 2 Tbsp lime juice; 1 clove garlic, halved; and 1/4 tsp kosher salt and 1/4 tsp pepper in a food processor.

Step 2

Process until nearly smooth. Add up to 2 Tbsp additional canola oil to reach desired consistency.

🔗 Source

  • Magnolia

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