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Let's give new life to wilted lettuce, transforming it into a delicious almond pesto for pasta and canapés http://www.my-personaltrainer.it/Tv/R... Ingredients Recipe 100 g lettuce 30 g almonds 2 g salt 1 pinch of garlic powder 1 pinch of pepper 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon untreated lemon juice Preparation Very Quick Lettuce and Almond Pesto - For Pasta and Canapés 1. Toast the almonds in a hot oven at 160°C for 10 minutes or fry them in a pan, keeping the flame high to release their aroma. The alternative As a substitute for almonds, you can use pine nuts or walnuts. 2. Wash the lettuce leaves in cold water, removing any traces of soil. 3. Cut the lettuce into strips. 4. In a beaker, collect all the ingredients: add the toasted almonds, lettuce strips, pepper, salt, garlic powder, lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. 5. Insert the blender and blend everything intermittently, adding one or two tablespoons of cold water, if necessary. Did you know that… If you want, you can replace the immersion blender with the mortar: in this way, you will prepare a proper pesto, even if the consistency will be more grainy. The addition of lemon juice is useful to prevent oxidation and to increase the absorption of the iron present in the lettuce. 6. The lettuce sauce is ready: it can be used immediately to flavor pasta, as if it were a classic Genoese pesto or to make innovative canapés. ************ Follow Alice's Video Recipes on MypersonaltrainerTv: http://www.my-personaltrainer.it/Tv/R... Follow Alice's Recipes on Facebook: / ricettedialice