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Milk Street Recipe
Pumpkin Seed Pesto with Cilantro and Chipotle
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This spicy, smoky, earthy Mexican-inspired pesto comes from Milk Street Facebook Community member Carol McClendon of Houston. Toss it with a pound of cooked pasta, along with a little reserved pasta cooking water to help the pesto coat the noodles, but it’s also delicious in a quesadilla. Or try it as a finishing touch on roasted winter squash or spooned onto grilled chicken or pork chops.
1
cup
Tip
Don’t overprocess the pesto or the pumpkin seeds will absorb all of the oil and the mixture takes on the consistency of a nut butter. To avoid overblending, it’s best to add the oil all at once and pulse to combine rather than stream it in while the machine is running.
10 minutes
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
2 cups lightly packed fresh cilantro
1 ounce cotija cheese, crumbled (¼ cup)
1 chipotle chili in adobo sauce
1 teaspoon grated lime zest, plus 2 tablespoons lime juice
1 medium garlic clove, smashed and peeled
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Ingredients
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½
cup pumpkin seeds
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2
cups lightly packed fresh cilantro
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1
ounce cotija cheese, crumbled (¼ cup)
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1
chipotle chili in adobo sauce
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1
teaspoon grated lime zest, plus 2 tablespoons lime juice
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1
medium garlic clove, smashed and peeled
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Kosher salt and ground black pepper
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¼
Directions
Tip: Don’t overprocess the pesto or the pumpkin seeds will absorb all of the oil and the mixture takes on the consistency of a nut butter. To avoid overblending, it’s best to add the oil all at once and pulse to combine rather than stream it in while the machine is running.
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