Comments on: Be Nice to Nettles Week: and a recipe for Nettle Pesto! http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/ Where the vegetables are the stars Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: VegBox Recipes http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10386 VegBox Recipes Tue, 26 May 2009 14:27:10 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10386 Thanks Andrew! The feedback is greatly appreciated, and the idea for nettle and dandelion vinegars is brill. Great link. Thanks Andrew! The feedback is greatly appreciated, and the idea for nettle and dandelion vinegars is brill. Great link.

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10378 Andrew Mon, 25 May 2009 07:45:29 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10378 I don't really think nettles have much of a taste to them to be honest, so maybe the parmasan cheese and the raw garlic were too overpowering. Nettles may be ok if they were mixed with some other herbs such as basil. The only flavour I was getting was from the cheese and the raw garlic. I've come across nettle pesto recipes in the past on YouTube but never thought of trying it until I found the recipe on here. :-P Making nettle vinegar and dandelion vinegar is easy and you don't need to follow a recipe. <a href="http://www.andrewwilliams.net/blog/2009/05/16/nettle-and-dandelion-vinegar-infusions/" rel="nofollow">This is how I make them</a> I don’t really think nettles have much of a taste to them to be honest, so maybe the parmasan cheese and the raw garlic were too overpowering.

Nettles may be ok if they were mixed with some other herbs such as basil. The only flavour I was getting was from the cheese and the raw garlic. I’ve come across nettle pesto recipes in the past on YouTube but never thought of trying it until I found the recipe on here. :-P

Making nettle vinegar and dandelion vinegar is easy and you don’t need to follow a recipe. This is how I make them

]]> By: VegBox Recipes http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10374 VegBox Recipes Fri, 22 May 2009 15:40:50 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10374 @Andrew - Oh no!! Was it fundamentally gruesome for you, or can you think of something about the recipe to change to make it enjoyable? And DO link us to a nettle vinegar recipe if you've got some time! @Andrew – Oh no!! Was it fundamentally gruesome for you, or can you think of something about the recipe to change to make it enjoyable? And DO link us to a nettle vinegar recipe if you’ve got some time!

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10366 Andrew Thu, 21 May 2009 15:36:36 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10366 Well, I tried this yesterday and I really didn't like it. I like pesto and I'm always making nettle tea and vinegar, so I thought I'd enjoy this. Well, I tried this yesterday and I really didn’t like it. I like pesto and I’m always making nettle tea and vinegar, so I thought I’d enjoy this.

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10356 Andrew Tue, 19 May 2009 16:56:29 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10356 I will give it a try in a few days and I'll drop you a line. I will give it a try in a few days and I’ll drop you a line.

]]> By: VegBox Recipes http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10349 VegBox Recipes Mon, 18 May 2009 13:55:26 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10349 That's more than OK, Andrew! It'd be great to check that one out! That’s more than OK, Andrew! It’d be great to check that one out!

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10342 Andrew Sat, 16 May 2009 11:57:53 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10342 I have lots of nettles so I will try it with and without — I'm always getting in trouble for adding chilies to everything :-( Jalapeno peppers stuffed with nettle pesto, topped with grated cheese and baked in the oven, maybe? When I get around to doing it I will write a post on it and link it to this permalink — if that's ok? I have lots of nettles so I will try it with and without — I’m always getting in trouble for adding chilies to everything :-( Jalapeno peppers stuffed with nettle pesto, topped with grated cheese and baked in the oven, maybe?

When I get around to doing it I will write a post on it and link it to this permalink — if that’s ok?

]]> By: VegBox Recipes http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10341 VegBox Recipes Sat, 16 May 2009 11:32:22 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10341 Let us know how it goes Andrew! I'm thinking nettle pesto with chillies for a kick. Whaddya reckon? Let us know how it goes Andrew! I’m thinking nettle pesto with chillies for a kick. Whaddya reckon?

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10340 Andrew Sat, 16 May 2009 11:21:45 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10340 I will certainly give this a try. I love pesto and I love nettles. I have a huge space in the garden where I leave the nettles to their own devices. I will certainly give this a try. I love pesto and I love nettles. I have a huge space in the garden where I leave the nettles to their own devices.

]]> By: rebecca subbiah http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/05/12/be-nice-to-nettles-week-and-a-recipe-for-nettle-pesto/#comment-10339 rebecca subbiah Sat, 16 May 2009 01:48:45 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/?p=650#comment-10339 sounds interesting sounds interesting

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