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French Sorrel & Parsley Pesto
Vegetarian (can be vegan)

Use in place of pizza sauce or on warm boiled potatoes for a wonderful side dish.

~~~ Ingredients ~~~
2 cloves of garlic - Russian
20 sorrel - French leaves stems removed
large handful of fresh parsley - Italian
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt
1/2 cup sunflower seeds	
1/2 cup grated parmesan or pecorino romano (replace with nutritional yeast to make vegan)
Optional: 2 chopped green chillies	

~~~ Directions ~~~
Add sorrel, parsley, garlic and sunflower seeds to food processor and process until leaves and seeds are ground up.  Add parmesan/pecorino cheese, salt and olive oil and blitz briefly to combine.  Taste to adjust seasonings, adding salt, olive oil as needed to desired consistency.  Stir in with Barilla gluten free spaghetti and serve immediately with an arugula (rocket) salad. 
Note: also great mixed with mayonnaise for sandwiches as a pizza sauce.
To make vegan use nutritional yeast in place of the parmesan/pecorino.
To add a bit of heat, add two green chillies.