Nasturtium pesto

Nasturtiums certainly brighten up any British garden. Not only are they pretty and easy to grow, they taste really nice too! People have been eating nasturtiums for hundreds of years but it is only in more recent years that the humble nasturtium appears to have fallen from grace!

Most people are aware that you can eat the pretty flowers, but did you know that you can also use the leaves to add a zing to your savoury recipes?

For pesto with an interesting twist take:

4 tightly-packed cups of nasturtium leaves

Up to 5 cloves of garlic depending on your taste

1 cup of good quality olive oil

2 drops of Tabasco sauce

1 cup of walnuts or pine nuts

1tsp of sugar

Juice of half a lemon

Method

Put all the ingredients in a food mixer and blend until smooth. You can freeze this pesto in ice cube trays to add a gourmet twist to pasta steak and chicken.