Asparagus, New Potatoes and Vegan Wild Garlic Pesto

Step 1

Make sure you wash, then wash again the wild garlic as there will be gritty bits, and no one wants gritty pesto

Step 2

Shove everything in a food processer and blitz.

Step 3

Stop every now and then and scrape down the sides of the processer

Step 4

Blitz until smooth- taste for salt

Step 5

Transfer to a glass jar & add a bit of olive oil over the top

Step 6

Cover with water and gently bring to the boil. Simmer until soft.

Step 7

Snap the woody ends off the asparagus spears.

Step 8

Steam the asparagus over boiling water for 5-10 minutes (depending on how thick the spears are) You want them tender and bright green.

Step 9

Cut the steamed potatoes into slices and arrange on a plate.

Step 10

Drizzle the potatoes with the wild garlic pesto

Step 11

Carefully arrange the asparagus spears over the top of the potatoes

Step 12

Drizzle over more pesto, and sprinkle with salt to taste.