Best 10 Dill Pesto Recipes

CARROT SOUP WITH DILL PESTO

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add carrots, onion and dill seeds and sauté until onion is translucent and tender, about 10 minutes. Add 4 cups broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 35 minutes. Transfer soup to blender in batches and puree. Thin with more broth if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Combine fresh dill and pine nuts in processor and chop finely using on/off turns. With processor running, slowly add oil and process until well blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Soup and pesto can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.)
• Rewarm soup. Ladle into bowls. Divided dill pesto among bowls. Using knife, swirl pesto into soup.

SURF AND SURF: CEDAR PLANK-GRILLED SALMON AND HALIBUT WITH PARSLEY AND DILL PESTO

Steps:

• Soak untreated cedar plank in water for at least 1 hour. Prepare your grill by scraping it, oiling it, and heating it to medium.
• Carefully rinse and dry each fillet. If you feel any bones when you run your fingers along the fillet, you may wish to remove them. Using needlenose pliers or strong tweezers, gently pull out the bones in the same direction they grew to avoid damaging the fish.
• Place the fish on the plank, brush them with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place the plank over the flame or hot coals. It will burn, but this is normal and a part of the recipe. If you see open flames, turn the heat to low and spray the plank with a little bit of water from a spray bottle. You can also move it to a cooler part of the grill.
• Cook until the juices turn opaque and solid on the top of the fish, approximately 10 minutes for each inch of thickness. Do not overcook. The meat thermometer should read 145˚F. when inserted into the thickest part of the fish.
• At this point, most of the plank will be charred around the fish. Remove the fish to a platter, leaving the skin on the plank, and discard the plank. Spoon the pesto over the fish before serving.
• Parsley and Dill Pesto
• In a food processor or blender, blend the garlic. Add the parsley, dill, preserved lemon, cheese, olive oil, salt, and pepper and pulse until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and pulse until the mixture forms a smooth paste.

DILL PESTO

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, place the dill, parsley, nuts, and garlic.
• Whirl until finely minced.
• Add the oil and cheese, and process until blended.
• Transfer to a small bowl, cover and chill.

LEMON-DILL PESTO

Steps:

• Place walnuts and garlic in a food processor and process until finely chopped.
• Add the dill, lemon zest, and salt. Process until you have a thick paste.
• Continue to process (pulse if your food processor can pulse) while gradually adding the oil until the pesto is the consistency of a thick tomato sauce.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.

ORZO, GREEN BEAN, AND FENNEL SALAD WITH DILL PESTO

Steps:

• Cook green beans in large saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer beans to plate. Add orzo to same boiling water. Cook until tender, stirring occasionally; drain.
• Blend dill, oil, vinegar, and lemon juice in mini processor until almost smooth. Season dressing with salt and pepper.
• Cut beans crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces. Place in large bowl. Add orzo, cucumber, and fennel; mix in dressing. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper.

GARLIC AND DILL PESTO GRILLED CHEESE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Make the pesto: Add the dill, parsley, garlic, walnuts, salt, and lemon juice to a high-powered blender or food processor and pulse, scraping down the sides as needed, until roughly chopped.
• Turn the blender or food processor on medium speed and slowly pour in the olive oil, stopping to scrape down the sides if needed. Blend for 1-2 minutes, until the pesto is smooth. The pesto will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Make the grilled cheese: Spread one side of each slice of bread with ½ tablespoon butter, then spread ½ teaspoon pesto on top of the butter on each slice.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place one slice of bread, buttered side down, in the pan, then spread with ¼ cup (10 g) pesto and top with the Cabot Garlic and Dill Cheddar Cheese. Cover with the other slice of bread, buttered side up.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes, until the bottom slice of bread is golden brown, then use a spatula to flip the sandwich and and cook for 3-5 minutes on the other side, until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is completely melted. Remove from the pan and let rest for 1 minute before slicing.
• Sprinkle with the dill and serve.
• Enjoy!

SPATCHCOCKED CHICKEN WITH WALNUT-DILL PESTO

Steps:

• Remove the packets of giblets from the body of the chickens and set aside for another use. Remove and discard the fat just inside the body and neck cavities of the chickens. Rinse the chickens, inside and out, under cold running water and then drain and blot dry, inside and out, with paper towels.
• Spatchcock the chickens: Place the chicken on its breast. Using poultry shears, start at the neck and cut lengthwise down one side of the backbone to the tail. Next, repeat that cut along the otherside of the backbone. Remove the backbone and save it for stock.
• Now, fold the chicken open, like a book, with the skin side down. Use a paring knife to cut along each side of the breastbone. Run your thumbs along both sides of the breastbone and pull the white cartilage out.
• Turn the skin side up and trim the wingtips and any loose skin. The chicken is now spatchcocked. Place the chickens in a nonreactive roasting pan.
• Prepare the pesto: Place the dill, basil, garlic, walnuts, cheese and lemon zest in a food processor and process until very finely chopped. With the machine runing, add the oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and 3/4 cup water. Taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper as necessary; the pesto shuld be highly seasoned. Set 1/2 cup pesto aside. pour the remaining pesto over the chickens, spreading it on the meat with a rubber spatula. Turn the birds so you coat both sides. Let the chickens marinate in the refrigerator, covered, for as little as 2 hours or as long as overnight, turning once or twice to coat with marinade; the longer the chickens marinate, the richer the flavor will be.
• Set up the grill for direct grilling and preheat to medium. When ready to cook, brush and oil the grate. Arrange the chickens on the grate, skin=side down. Grill for 12 to 15 minutes per side, turning once with tongs and a spatula. the chickens can be a little awkward to turn; you'll need to use both utensils. When you turn the chickens, spread the reserved 1/2 cup pesto on top. You'll probably get flare-ups as the melting fat hits the fire. Keep the birds moving to dodge the flames. If the skin browns to much, lower the heat or move the chickens to a cooler section of the grill. The chickens are done when an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh (but not touching the bone) registers about 180 degrees F.
• Transfer the chickens to a plater, let rest for a few minutes, garnish with the dill sprigs and lemon wedges, and serve.
• Tip 1: Any bird can be spatchcocked and grilled in this fashion, from qual to turkeys.
• Tip 2: Feel free to make the pesto with rosemary (1 cup of leaves) or another fresh herb.

SAUTEED SALMON WITH DILL LEMON PESTO

Steps:

• Pat salmon dry between paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a 12-inch non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté salmon, skin side down, 3 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate and cook salmon 4 minutes more. Turn salmon and sauté over moderately high heat 2 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate and cook until just cooked though, about 3 minutes more.
• In a food processor blend pesto with 1 tablespoon hot water, adding additional hot water if necessary to reach desired consistency.
• Serve pesto over salmon.

SPATCHCOCKED CHICKEN WITH WALNUT DILL PESTO

Steps:

• 1. Remove the packets of giblets from the body cavities of the chickens and set aside for another use. Remove and discard the fat just inside the body and neck cavities of the chickens. Rinse the chickens inside and out, under cold running water and then drain and blot dry inside and out with paper towels. Spatchcock the chickens - remove the backbone and skin with large poultry shears, while keeping the skin intact over the breast bone in front.Tease out the sternum. Slit the skin by the thighs, and draw the thighs inside the skin, so you have a flat chicken. Prepare the pesto. Place the dill, basil, garlic, walnuts, cheese and lemon zest in a food processor until very finely chopped. Adjust salt and pepper. With the machine running aid the oil, lemon juice and 3/4 cup of water. Set 1/2 cup of mixture aside Pour the remaining pesto over the chicken spreading it on on the meat on bouth sides. Refrigerate covered for as little as two hours or overnight. 3. Grill about 12 to 15 minutes per side turning and applying the remaining pesto over them. Heat to 180 F. 4. Transfer the chickens to a platter with garnich from dill sprigs and lemon wedges to serve.

SALMON PASTRIES WITH DILL PESTO

Steps:

• Pesto: In food processor bowl with metal blade or in blender, place chopped dill, oil, walnuts, line juice, garlic, mustard, 1/2 C of cheese, and salt and pepper. Cover, process, stopping once to scrape side of bowl, until smooth. If salmon has skin or bones, remove them; rinse fillet and pat dry with paper towel. Cut salmon into 24 (1 inch) cubes. (Easier if slightly frozen.) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll 1 pie crust into 12 inch round. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows to make 12 rectangles. Repeat with remaining crust. Spoon 1 tsp. pesto onto center of each rectangle; top with 1 salmon cube. Bring up corners over filling to form a purse; pinching edges, but leaving small openings to vent steam. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm drizzled with remaining pesto and sprinkled with remaining cheese.