Garlic Mustard & Stinging Nettle Pesto

Here's one of my first posts to Pinterest!  I made a pesto out of items from my backyard and I was SO EXCITED about it.

I heard a story on NPR about foraging for food (listen to it yourself here!), and realized how fun (and cheap!) it would be to make a pesto out of items that were growing literally everywhere (I live out in the country).

In the process, I learned that garlic mustard is a nasty invasive species (if you live in north America), and it is best to kill and eat as much of it as possible - especially since it is free, grows everywhere, is pretty delicious, and apparently is good for your cholesterol.

I also learned all kinds of nettle tips here.

I did change one thing about the NPR recipe, though - I added parmesan cheese.  The pesto is okay without it, but absolutely amazing with it!

Here's the really easy recipe:

Enjoy!