Comments on: Nettle Pesto Recipe & ITB May http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/ Recipes, Cooking and Food Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:23:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: scott http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25348 scott Wed, 27 May 2009 12:47:10 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25348 Nettles have been a nuisance since I was a child, it's great to be able to get your own back! Nettles have been a nuisance since I was a child, it’s great to be able to get your own back!

]]> By: scott http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25347 scott Wed, 27 May 2009 12:46:21 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25347 Well someone at work told me that the nettles with flowers don't sting. I don't know if I believe that or not but will Google it one day when I have nothing else to do. Well someone at work told me that the nettles with flowers don’t sting. I don’t know if I believe that or not but will Google it one day when I have nothing else to do.

]]> By: Farmgirl Susan http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25303 Farmgirl Susan Mon, 25 May 2009 12:41:13 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25303 This sounds wonderful! I've been meaning to do something with wild nettles (besides let them sting me, LOL), and I'm a huge pesto fan. Thanks for the great idea. :) This sounds wonderful! I’ve been meaning to do something with wild nettles (besides let them sting me, LOL), and I’m a huge pesto fan. Thanks for the great idea. :)

]]> By: Jeanne http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25241 Jeanne Tue, 12 May 2009 07:12:23 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25241 Wow - look at that intense green colour! I must 'fess up to major wussiness though - the idea of approaching a nettle freaks me out a little, having been stung once too often! Wow – look at that intense green colour! I must ‘fess up to major wussiness though – the idea of approaching a nettle freaks me out a little, having been stung once too often!

]]> By: scott http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25224 scott Sun, 10 May 2009 22:56:30 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25224 Nettle soup is a great dish. I remember the first time I had it and was blown away really - it was so distinctive and I didn't expect that at all. Nettle soup is a great dish. I remember the first time I had it and was blown away really – it was so distinctive and I didn’t expect that at all.

]]> By: scott http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25223 scott Sun, 10 May 2009 22:55:48 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25223 Thanks Brenda. I really do hope you manage to join in with "In The Bag"...It's gonna be great! Thanks Brenda. I really do hope you manage to join in with “In The Bag”…It’s gonna be great!

]]> By: scott http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25222 scott Sun, 10 May 2009 22:55:11 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25222 Hi Billy, a carrier bag is a plastic bag like you get in the supermarket. Great idea to have nettles in your garden - so obvious but I can imagine most people don't think to do it for the reasons you point out. Hi Billy, a carrier bag is a plastic bag like you get in the supermarket.

Great idea to have nettles in your garden – so obvious but I can imagine most people don’t think to do it for the reasons you point out.

]]> By: scott http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25221 scott Sun, 10 May 2009 22:54:15 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25221 The rape seed oil is a golden yellow colour, so that enhances the green of the nettles. It did taste delicious, too! The rape seed oil is a golden yellow colour, so that enhances the green of the nettles. It did taste delicious, too!

]]> By: scott http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25220 scott Sun, 10 May 2009 22:53:27 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25220 Soon to be replaced by Summer. I do love seasonality but I always feel like I'm looking forward to the next one! Soon to be replaced by Summer. I do love seasonality but I always feel like I’m looking forward to the next one!

]]> By: Marc @ NoRecipes http://www.realepicurean.com/2009/04/nettle-pesto-recipe-itb-may/comment-page-1/#comment-25213 Marc @ NoRecipes Fri, 08 May 2009 18:29:37 +0000 http://www.realepicurean.com/?p=1028#comment-25213 "marinated in dog pee" hahahahahhahaha... so true Your pesto looks delicious. I just made a soup with pureed nettles and love the green flavour it imparts. “marinated in dog pee” hahahahahhahaha… so true

Your pesto looks delicious. I just made a soup with pureed nettles and love the green flavour it imparts.

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