Recipes: Mint-basil pesto

Mint-BASIL Pesto

Makes about 11/2 cups.

Basil is the herb most often associated with pesto. Made with mint, this simple sauce is terrific on grilled vegetables and grilled lamb, tossed with steamed new potatoes, or stirred into the dressing for chicken salad. Try swirling it into chilled gazpacho or vichyssoise right before serving. Note that unlike basil or parsley pesto, this does not keep more than a day.

• 2 c. fresh mint leaves

•¹/₄c. fresh basil leaves

•¹/₄c. Italian parsley leaves

• 1 clove garlic

• 2 to 3 tbsp. lemon juice, or to taste

•³/₄c. vegetable oil, divided, or more as needed

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions