great for pasta

This pesto is packed with fresh, intense and delicious flavors. The texture is smooth and creamy, and the fragrance is unbelievably divine! *Makes approximately ¾ cup

Lemon Verbena Pesto

pine nuts

basil leaves* (washed and dried)

lemon verbena leaves, (washed and dried)

Parmesan cheese, (finely grated)

garlic cloves, (peeled, with root end trimmed off)

sugar

olive oil

salt and black pepper

Toast pine nuts. Add the pine nuts to a small sauté pan and place it over medium-low heat. Moving the pan around often, heat just until they&#39;re golden, aromatic and shiny, about 3 minutes. They will be shiny from the oils coming to the surface. (Be careful, as they can go from just right to too dark in seconds.) Set aside to cool.

Blend herbs. Add the basil and lemon verbena to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and blend until they&#39;re finely chopped.

Add remaining ingredients and blend. Add the toasted pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic and sugar to the food processor, and blend until everything is mixed. Then add the extra virgin olive oil and blend until it&#39;s a smooth mixture.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Here&#39;s How to Season to Taste.)

We have so much basil in our garden right now, I love the sound of this pesto! Plus I'm glad I can put the basil to good use!

I love the smell of lemon verbena, but never thought to use it to cook. This is such a wonderful recipe! Can't wait to try it!

You mentioned putting it on fish, I bet that is delicious grilled.  Add some fresh veggies from the garden and a perfect summer meal out on the deck.

I adore lemon verbena, love the addition of this herb to the basil for your pesto! We used to grow it but sadly the plant died, time to get another.

It looks great. Been a while, good to see you're kicking butt ;)

Oh WOW, that sounds so amazingly delicious.  I've not seen lemon verbena leaves around - must track some down!

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