Flintway Pesto

Name: Flintway Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 cups (500 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 300 g podded fresh peas Peas; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped Garlic; 150–200 g finely grated Parmesan Parmesan; 100 g pine nuts (toast) Pine Nuts; 150–200 ml olive oil Olive Oil; 1 tsp Dijon (5 ml) Dijon Mustard

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Angela Hartnett recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Angela Hartnett.

From a starred kitchen.

Ratio

Dijon Mustard 5 ml

Ingredients

Peas — 300 g podded fresh peas
Garlic — 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
Parmesan — 150–200 g finely grated Parmesan
Pine Nuts — 100 g pine nuts (toast)
Olive Oil — 150–200 ml olive oil
Dijon Mustard — 1 tsp Dijon (5 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Flintway Pesto wants a blender — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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Provenance

Angela Hartnett works in Italian / modern British at Murano; credentials include Michelin 1* (Murano, London); Michelin 1* (Cafe Murano lineage / Hartnett Holder & Co).

Originally published as Pea–Pine-Nut Pesto.

Adapted from a Angela Hartnett recipe (Angela Hartnett / BBC Saturday Kitchen (roast lamb rump companion)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Angela Hartnett / BBC Saturday Kitchen (roast lamb rump companion) (published as “Pea–Pine-Nut Pesto”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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