This unusual pesto took root in my mind when I had some lettuce and cucumber sitting in my fridge. I was bored with the usual recipes and I thought that I would try out this pesto. I wasn’t sure about how it was going to turn out. I’m really glad I stuck with my idea because the end result was delicious. Very fresh, light and perfect for a hot, summer day!
I used a few mint leaves and also added some cashew nuts and almonds. Almonds are very good for heart health. I guess you could experiment with other nuts too. As both lettuce and cucumber don’t have a very strong flavour, they bring out the flavour of the ingredients that you use.
I did not use cheese for the pesto but I’m sure it would be lovely. Other herbs like fresh coriander or parsley would go well with it too.
I had made some bread the previous day. I topped it with the pesto and finished it off with a poached egg. Very healthy and tasty.
PREP: 10 minutes COOK TIME: 10 minutes
Ingredients
1 iceberg lettuce, washed and separated
2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
A few mint leaves
¼ cup cashew nuts
¼ cup almonds
½ cup olive oil plus more for topping
2 cloves garlic, crushed
Cottage Bread
Poached eggs
Sea salt and Chilli flakes
Instructions
Place the lettuce, cucumber, mint leaves, cashew nuts and almonds in a food processor and process until they are finely chopped. With the machine running, pour in the oil slowly and process until smooth. Transfer the pesto to a bowl and swirl some oil on top.
To make the poached eggs, boil some lightly salted water in a large pan and break the eggs into it gently. Drain them with a slotted spoon when they are done.
Pile the pesto on toasted, crusty bread topped with a poached egg. Sprinkle some sea salt and chilli flakes on top of the egg. Enjoy.
A lettuce and cucumber pesto is unique indeed! The addition of poached eggs and cottage bread sound perfect for brunch. Adding the pesto in a pasta salad to enjoy on a warm day is inviting too 😃
Absolutely. I had just made the bread and so I used it for the pesto.
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