Cilantro Paste

6 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 cups (packed) cilantro leaves (about a pound of coriander weighed with stems on)
  • 2 cloves peeled garlic
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime or lemon juice
  • Salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Rinse the cilantro well and pat dry.
  2. 2
    Place the leaves in a food processor with the garlic, coconut milk, peanuts and lime juice.
  3. 3
    Process into a fine puree and season with 1 teaspoon of salt or to taste.
  4. 4
    Divide into 1/4 cup containers and freeze.
  5. 5
    USES: Use to liven up a Tofu and vegetable salad or to spoon into a plain chicken broth with vermicelli.

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