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Kuepper’s Chestnut and Cranberry PestoPesto

  • 1 each orange, juice and rind
  • 1 tablespoon garlic
  • 1 1/2 cups roasted chestnuts
  • 1 1/2 cups basil
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 cup cranberries
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Place everything except olive oil in a cusinart purée and stream in olive oil. Preparation time: 45 minutes. Serves 16.

Chef Kevin Kueppers
Walnut Hills
2874 Lake Lansing Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823–9731

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