SCALLION PESTO

Scallion (green onion) Pesto

Try making some scallion pesto and using it with different dishes this week. It could be used as a pasta sauce (blend in some tasty hard crumbled cheese), but would also be nice on fish, or mixed with mayo for a sandwich spread. Using less oil will result in a thicker pesto, one that can be formed as a garnish. Using more oil will result in a more sauce like pesto. I had some this week mixed with blue cheese on pasta. It was pretty darn good.

One big bunch of scallions, trimmed to remove the white bottoms (you only want the less assertive greens here)

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

juice of 1-2 limes

1 clove of garlic

1/4 - 1 cup of sunflower oil (or any mild tasting oil)

Salt to taste

Chop the green onions roughly and toss into the blender along with the nuts, the garlic and the lime juice. Turn on the motor and drizzle in the oil until the desired consistency is reached. Season to taste with salt

Variations

try it with olive oil and lemon

try it with different nuts

mix it with sour cream for veggie dip

toss it on hot pasta

keep it thick and spread on toasted crusty bread sandwiches

toss it with simply steamed new potatoes

use it for a 10 minute dinner as a coating for simply broiled white fish fillets