Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20 mins
Servings: a generous quart
When you get the oven extra HOT, might as well do everything
in it. We bring out the savory
sweet umami flavors of roasted citrus, gala apples & Bartlett pears with a
high heat roast & create a fresh clean Gala Spinach Pesto.
Amount
|
Measure
|
Ingredient
|
Prep
Method
|
1
|
Medium
|
Lemon
|
Peel
reserved
|
1
|
Large
|
Navel orange
|
Peel
reserved
|
1
|
Medium
|
Apple
|
|
1
|
Medium
|
Pear
|
|
1 ~ 2
|
Small
|
Onions
|
Set the oven to 550.
Spray a pizza or sheet pan & load on the sliced onion, cored apple
& pear & the peeled citrus cut side down. Put the pan into the HOT oven and set a timer for 15 mins.
1 ~ 2
|
Bunches
|
Fresh spinach
|
About
a quart to 1 ½ quarts
|
Orange & lemon peels
|
Optional
|
||
1/3
|
Cup
|
Cashews
|
Roasted,
unsalted
|
¼
|
Cup
|
Evoo
|
|
1
|
Cup
|
Water
|
|
½
|
Teaspoon each
|
Sea salt & black pepper
|
|
1
|
Clove
|
Garlic
|
Optional
|
1
|
Small
|
Hot chili
|
Optional
|
1
|
Cup
|
Fresh basil leaves
|
Optional
|
Load your powerful blender with the spinach, citrus peels
(opt), cashews, water, salt & pepper, evoo and optional garlic or chili if
using.
When the fruit is roasted, add it to the blender jar, nice
and hot, on top of the spinach mixture.
Squeeze in the citrus juice.
The residual heat will slightly cook and tenderize the spinach. I used chili today, but no garlic or
basil. The fresh flavor of the
roasted fruit & spinach is spot on & the tropical cashews accentuate the
fruit.
Blend well, starting on a slower speed and increasing to
high. Make sure the pesto is well
pureed. Taste and adjust
seasonings. If you used salted
cashews go easy on the salt until you taste the pesto. If it’s too thick add a little more
water or evoo. Serve w/ the
Roasted Carrots & Celery as we did here or w/ favorite pasta, roasted chicken
and more.
Serve this w/ Roasted Carrots & Celery as we did for
Hungry Harvest Recipes. This pesto
is also superb on ravioli. Many
excellent quality fresh and frozen raviolis are available now and they cook up
in minutes. Let’s see how you
tweak & create using these recipes as a starting point for your Hungry
Harvest creativity. Please post
your photos all over Hungry Harvest social media.
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Blog post
by Chef Mark Cleveland
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content for success in the kitchen with the amazing produce in each weekly
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