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Monday, March 30, 2009

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] NPR Chervil Pesto - 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber

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NPR Chervil Pesto

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 calories
LowerCarbs Veggie

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup fresh chervil -- roughly chopped
1/4 cup Romano cheese -- or Parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
1 clove garlic -- crushed
3 tablespoons olive oil

To make the pesto, process the chervil, 1/4 cup cheese, pine nuts and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. With the machine running, drizzle in the olive oil until the mixture reaches a pasty consistency.

Serves 6

Pesto has been one of the most messed-with sauces in recent years, the basil being supplanted by green olives, parsley or even sun-dried tomatoes. But chervil pesto has such a tangy pepper-anise bite, I may never consider basil again.

Source:
"Cherchez La Chervil, National Public Radio, May 14, 2008"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"March 2009"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 123 Calories; 11g Fat (76.5% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 5mg Cholesterol; 60mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 2 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 904489 0 0