Mummy's Culantro Pesto

Mummy recently made a condiment which I am calling Culantro Pesto. It is a combination of fresh Culantro leaves blended with garlic, kosher salt, coarse ground black pepper, hot pepper, and vegetable oil.

Traditionally, pesto is made with olive oil, but since it has such a distinctive and strong flavor, my Mom decided to use regular vegetable oil instead. The result was delicious as well as very versatile. You can use Culantro Pesto as a condiment, for seasoning meat and seafood, as a topping for toast, on eggs, sandwiches, or on buffalo wings, just to name a few.

After blending all ingredients, she bottled it and this time we did not refrigerate it. The last time we did, the pesto got a dark discoloration. So we experimented this time and just kept it out at room temperature and this worked really well for retaining the color as well as the flavor.

Mummy's Culantro Pesto

Try It On Chicken Wings...

Give it a try...If you want a more mild flavor, just eliminate the hot pepper...