Nordic pesto is a lovely parsley, Västerbotten cheese and cold-pressed rapeseed oil pesto. Use it as a dip for smoked shrimps to make a delicious Scandinavian appetizer.
Course Starter
Cuisine Scandinavian
Prep Time 10minutes
Author Eva
Ingredients
30gfresh parsley leaves(about 1 cup)
40 gVästerbotten cheese
100 mlcold-pressed rapeseed oil
20gsunflower seeds
1garlic clove
1/4tspsalt
600gsmoked shrimp
ice cubes (for serving)
Instructions
Remove parsley leaves from the stems. Rinse and pat dry. Grate the cheese. Combine parsley leaves, cheese, rapeseed oil and sunflower seeds in a container or food processor. Press the garlic clove and add the salt. Pulse or blend with a hand blender.
Transfer the nordic pesto to a serving bowl. Fill another bowl with ice cubes and top with the shrimps. Serve together with the nordic pesto as a dip.
Notes
If the pesto consistency is too thick to blend evenly, add a little oil to ease the process.