Cilantro Pesto

It's sooooo greeen.  I adore the color of this pesto.  Adore it!  It turned out a bit thick though, but it's easy enough to thin out to the consistency you are looking for.  I've always wanted to try out a pesto with cilantro and it is quite delicious.  Oddly enough the hubby says it tastes like our hummus....I'm still boggling over that one.  ;)


Cilantro Pesto

2 cups cilantro
1 sweet onion
1 banana pepper, seeded
1 tbls diced garlic
2 tbls olive oil (spicy if you have it)
1 tbls unsalted roasted sunflower seeds
1 tbls lightly salted cashews
1/4 cup goat cheese
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp coarse salt

Slice the banana pepper in half and place on a cookie sheet or foil.  Cut the onion into slice and add to the pepper.  Broil in the oven for about ten minutes, at 425 degrees.  Throw the roasted vegetables, and everything else into a food processor and chop until smooth.  Add to pasta, pizza, ect.