Butterpoint Pesto

Name: Butterpoint Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1 cup (240 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, whole Garlic; ½ cup toasted sunflower seeds or pepitas (120 ml) Sunflr Seeds; 2 cups mixed wild greens (480 ml) Wild Greens; 1 tsp ground sumac (5 ml) Sumac; ½ cup sunflower oil (120 ml) Sunflower Oil; sea salt (2 g) Salt; 1 tsp cider vinegar (5 ml) Cider Vinegar

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

Herb sauce for pasta, fish, and vegetables.

Ratio

Sunflr Seeds 120 mlWild Greens 480 mlSumac 5 mlSunflower Oil 120 mlCider Vinegar 5 ml

Ingredients

Garlic — 2 garlic cloves, whole
Sunflr Seeds — ½ cup toasted sunflower seeds or pepitas (120 ml)
Wild Greens — 2 cups mixed wild greens (480 ml)
Sumac — 1 tsp ground sumac (5 ml)
Sunflower Oil — ½ cup sunflower oil (120 ml)
Salt — sea salt (2 g)
Cider Vinegar — 1 tsp cider vinegar (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.

Companion jar

Butterpoint 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

Sean Sherman is a cookbook author working in Indigenous North American; recognized with James Beard Best American Cookbook 2018 (The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen); James Beard Leadership Award 2019.

Originally published as Prairie Pesto (Sunflower / Wild Greens).

Adapted from a Sean Sherman recipe (Sean Sherman / National Post Turtle Island excerpt).

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 Sean Sherman / National Post Turtle Island excerpt (published as “Prairie Pesto (Sunflower / Wild Greens)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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