Asian Pesto
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 6:16pm

Ingredients




1 cup Oil
cup Peanuts
2 smalls Green chile peppers, seeded
1 tablespoon Ginger, chopped
4 Garlic cloves
cup Basil leaves
cup Mint leaves
cup Cilantro leaves
3 tablespoons Lemon juice
teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar

Preparation

1 Heat oil in a small skillet until nearly smoking, then remove from the heat and add the peanuts. Allow to sit until lightly browned. 2 Remove the nuts with a slotted spoon and drain, reserving the oil. 3 Put the peanuts in a food processor or blender and blend to a rough paste. Add the chilies, ginger and garlic and continue to blend, Add the herbs and a little of the reserved oil, and continue to blend. 4 Add the salt, sugar and lemon juice, and blend until the herbs are very finely minced. 5 Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl and stir in the remaining oil. 6 Serve along side warm or cold noodles, and allow each eater to spoon sauce to taste over a helping of noodles.