Fennel Frond Pesto

Name: Fennel Frond Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1½ cups (360 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: about 2 1/2 cups (150g) fennel fronds Fennel; 4 cloves, roughly chopped Garlic; 1/2 cup toasted (120 ml) Pumpkin Seeds; about 1 tsp sea salt (5 g) Salt; 1 cup (240 ml) extra-virgin Olive Oil; 1 3/4 oz (50g) hard cheese (cheddar, parmesan or pecorino) Parmesan

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Hetty Lui Mckinnon recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Hetty Lui Mckinnon.

CONDIMENT · GNOCCHI & PASTA & ROASTED VEGETABLES

In the published recipe, this is the condiment for author's Substack.

McKinnon's fennel frond pesto.

On the jar

PESTO

Method: blend
Yield: about 1½ cups
Ingredients: 6

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Pumpkin Seeds 120 mlOlive Oil 240 ml

Ingredients

Fennelabout 2 1/2 cups (150g) fennel fronds
Garlic4 cloves, roughly chopped
Pumpkin Seeds1/2 cup toasted (120 ml)
Saltabout 1 tsp sea salt (5 g)
Olive Oil1 cup (240 ml) extra-virgin
Parmesan1 3/4 oz (50g) hard cheese (cheddar, parmesan or pecorino)

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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Provenance

Hetty Lui McKinnon is a cookbook author working in Chinese-Australian / vegetarian; recognized with James Beard Book Award: Vegetable-Focused Cooking 2024 (Tenderheart).

Adapted from a recipe published by Hetty Lui McKinnon in Tenderheart (Knopf 2023) via To Vegetables With Love (author's Substack).

FAQ

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What do the quantities mean?

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Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Tenderheart (Knopf 2023) via To Vegetables With Love (author's Substack) (published as “Fennel Frond Pesto”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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