Bunya Nut Pesto!
If you like pasta, you'll love this Pesto with flavorsome Bunya Nuts, a traditional food
of the Aboriginal people, found in a limited area of rain forests. Exotic? Definitely!
of the Aboriginal people, found in a limited area of rain forests. Exotic? Definitely!
Ingredients: - 50g basil leaves
- 1 cup cooked bunya nuts chopped [see note below] - Garlic x 1 clove - 1 cup olive oil plus extra 2 tablespoons oil - 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese - Salt to taste • Note cook Bunya nuts for 20 minutes in hot water until tender refresh in cold water and cool nuts - when cool place in food processor and granulate texture of cous cous |
Method:• Place in a blender basil and garlic with oil and blend
• Add bunya nuts and blend for 6 seconds • Add grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste (mountain pepper) As for the pasta...• 200g cooked pasta place 4 tablespoons of pesto in a pan, splash with cream and toss in cooked pasta
• Toss & coat the pasta with the pesto |