Spicy Cilantro Pesto

Pesto is a wonderful Italian sauce used for pasta. This recipe has a Latin touch. It is another recipe I got from a great chef in San Diego. It goes well with chicken or fish. Toss it with some hot angel hair pasta, lay a sauteed fillet of snapper on top and you have a delicious, spicy meal. If you want more heat, use habaneros.

1 tbsp pine nuts
2 cloves garlic
1 shallot
1 bunch cilantro, rinsed and dried
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp water
2 tsp cider vinegar
2 jalapenos, roasted and peeled
juice of 1 lime
1/2 tsp cumin

Place pine nuts, garlic and shallot in a blender along with the olive oil. Blend until smooth and add remaining ingredients. Blend, scraping down sides of the container, until the sauce is smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste