Lately I’m really glad to see that more and more people don’t consider stinging nettle to be just an annoying weed anymore but rather recognize it for what it really is, a superfood. Stinging nettle contains loads of iron and calcium for example. It is also a good source of vitamins A and K. I discovered this powerful weed for myself last spring and all through winter this year was dreaming of spring to get my hands on the fresh nettle leaves and make one really good pesto out of them : ) So here’s the recipe for my raw vegan stinging nettle pesto:
You’ll need about 2 handfuls of raw stinging nettle leaves, about 4-5 Siberian garlic chives leaves, a few basil leaves, about half a cup of cashew nuts, 2 tablespoons of pine nuts, 2-3 garlic cloves, about 1/3 or half a cup of walnut oil, salt to taste.
Mix everything in a blender and use on pasta or as a vegetable dip sauce.
If you don’t have Siberian garlic chives leaves then feel free to be creative and replace them with something else or skip them altogether, the star of this recipe after all is the stinging nettle : )
So happy to see a picture of this! Something that is widespread in my and my mom’s yards! Although, I don’t have siberian garlic chives…maybe i will just use some garlic scapes…those are getting close to ready. Thanks for the recipe!
You’re welcome! : ) And no need to worry if you don’t have the Siberian garlic chives, like I wrote the star of this recipe is the stinging nettle and I’m sure it’s gonna turn out tasty whatever you add in there besides the nettle (dandelion leaves for example).
Thanks for posting this, now I know what to do with all the baby nettles coming up in my garden!
You’re welcome! : )
Is there only one kind of nettle?