Thank you thank you thank you, Moosewood Restaurant, for coming into being. A proud lineage of delicious cookbooks owes its existence to you. Although, once you came up with this recipe, you could call it quits, cuz nothing else is ever gonna taste as good as this:
Cilantro Pesto
2 c loosely packed cilantro leaves
1/3 c roasted whole almonds
2 garlic cloves
1 fresh (or dried) jalapeño
2 Tbs fresh lime juice
1/4 c olive oil
salt and freshly ground pepper
In a food processor, combine cliantro, almonds, garlic, jalapeño, and lime juice until finely minced. Add oil in a thin stream until a paste is formed. Season with salt and pepper. Yield: 1 cup
The last instruction of the recipe should be to die and go to heaven, cuz that’s how you’ll feel after you taste this. Mmm-mm-m-m-mmmmm.
Magrilless 
Indeed. There were quite the few bodies in the kitchen after that pesto. 🙂By the way I like the new sidebar!
CIL-AN-TRO! CIL-AN-TRO!So what do you put this on?
What to put it on? Besides anything you want to taste good?Well, there’s beans and rice; chili; quesadillas; burritos; mixed with yogurt, dip raw veggies in it; spread on good bread with some melted mozzarella or parmesan cheese on top; mix into guacamole; fajitas; grilled shrimp; etc. etc. etc.
also put on baked potato. yum
made this yesterday for Dad’s birthday dinner, compete with french bread, m. cheese, wine, fresh tomatoes/cucumbers, homemade strawberry cake…but bad news for said party girl. dad came home TIRED from his all day work day to Lorado (sp) and back. tks for BD call last night – dad sound asleep by then but we enjoyed the music???? loved it!
OK, so we loved the pesto. dad added the pesto to lamb chops before grilling…to die for. the best lamb chops I’ve ever had. -m-