Watercress Pesto with White Beans

Votes: 1

Time: 10 min.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 180 gr.

This pesto version is made with more savory watercress. Whisk the greens with pine nuts and Pecorino Romano cheese, then add white beans for texture. The pesto's flavor is rich and intense. Serve it with meat, pasta, or crackers as an appetizer.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1/3 cup lightly toasted pine nuts
3 cups loosely packed watercress
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
A pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
0.5 cup coarsely grated Pecorino Romano cheese
0.5 cups extra-virgin olive oil
0.5 cup white beans

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Place the pine nuts in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add the watercress, garlic, red pepper flakes, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pulse until finely ground.
Add the Pecorino Romano and pulse until evenly distributed. With the food processor running, slowly pour in the olive oil and pulse until fully incorporated.