Nettle pesto proves a hit in Queen’s Park
Published:
11:11 AM May 13, 2011
Updated:
9:14 PM October 15, 2020
The home made paste was sold at the Queen’s Park farmer’s market
They can leave a nasty taste in the mouth when you get stung by them.
But inventive chefs in Brent have found a new, tasty use for stingy nettles – pesto.
Members of the environmental group Transition Kensal to Kilburn, handpicked nettles from Kensal Green cemetery in Harrow Road, and ground them down into a pesto to sell at Queen’s Park Farmer’s Market, in Salusbury Road.
The paste proved a hit with foodies with jars flying off the shelf.
