Ingredients
8
8 servings
- •4 cloves garlic, sliced
- •1 large pinch kosher salt, plus more to taste
- •½ cup chopped raw walnuts
- •½ cup chopped Italian parsley
- •Juice from one lemon
- •2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- •water, if needed
Instructions
- Place garlic and salt in a mortar; smash and mash with the pestle until it becomes a paste, 5 to 8 minutes. Add walnuts; mash walnuts into a paste until you reach your desired texture (coarse or smoother), another 5 to 8 minutes. Add parsley and mash to break up and blend with the walnut/garlic mixture, about 4 minutes. Add lemon juice and olive oil; stir, mash, and emulsify liquids into the mixture until it becomes very thick and well blended, 8 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. If mixture seems too thick, whisk in a tablespoon of water, or as needed.
- Spread on bread, use on pizza or pasta, or on roasted chicken. The taste is just like garlic butter, so use it as such.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 85
- Carbohydrate: 2g
- Fat: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Sugar: 0g
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