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Asian Pesto Recipe
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To make Asian Pesto you will need
Ingredients
| 1 | cup | Oil | | 1/2 | cups | Peanuts | | 2 | small | Green chile peppers, seeded | | 1 | tablespoon | Ginger, chopped | | 4 | | Garlic cloves | | 1 1/2 | cups | Basil leaves | | 1/4 | cups | Mint leaves | | 1/4 | cups | Cilantro leaves | | 3 | tablespoons | Lemon juice | | 1 1/2 | teaspoons | Salt | | 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
Instructions
Heat oil in a small skillet until nearly smoking, then remove from
the heat and add the peanuts. Allow to sit until lightly browned.
Remove the nuts with a slotted spoon and drain, reserving the oil.
Put the peanuts in a food processor or blender and blend to a rough
paste. Add the chilies, ginger and garlic and continue to blend, Add
the herbs and a little of the reserved oil, and continue to blend.
Add the salt, sugar and lemon juice, and blend until the herbs are
very finely minced.
Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl and stir in the remaining oil.
Serve along side warm or cold noodles, and allow each eater to spoon
sauce to taste over a helping of noodles.
Enjoy your Asian Pesto
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