Oriental Pesto
By: Shoshanna Levy
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:01am

Ingredients




1 cup Oil
1/2 cup Peanuts
2 smalls Green chile peppers, seeded
1 tablespoon Ginger, chopped
4 Garlic cloves
1 1/2 cups Basil leaves
1/4 cup Mint leaves
1/4 cup Cilantro leaves
3 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons Himalayan Salt
1 teaspoon Unrefined 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.