Recipes

Tarragon Pesto
  • Ingredients
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1/2 cup fresh tarragon leaves
  • 1 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 /4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 /2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 /2 cup olive or vegetable oil
Directions
  1. With the food processor running, drop in the garlic cloves and process until minced
  2. Turn off the machine and add the tarragon, parsley, walnuts, Parmesan cheese and salt
  3. Pulse to finely chop the ingredients
  4. With the machine running again, pour in the oil and process to make a paste
  5. Use immediately or cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month. Yield: 1 cup SUGGESTED USE: Tarragon is the perfect match for chicken
  6. Try this paste rubbed under and over the skin of a whole chicken (2 hours) or all over chicken pieces or boneless breasts (1 hour)
  7. This is also a nice pesto tossed with hot, cooked vegetables.


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