LEAVEIT TODarrenRobertsontoputextrazingintoanalreadyfreshand
vibrantItalianaccompaniment.TheThreeBlueDuckschef,whois mostlybased
in ByronBay,sayspestois theperfectsaucetotinkerwith.“It’ssucha simplething,
soit hasa coupleofingredientsthatareinterchangeable,likereplacingbasilwithanother
herb.Andtherearea lotofmacadamiasaroundByron;they’rea bitofstaple,soI thought
it wouldbeinterestingtousethemin a pesto.I usedthemin themushroombruschetta
becausemushroomsgowellwitha creamymacadamia.”Oneofthemoreinteresting
ingredientsRobertsonusesis hempseed,whichhesaysis becomingmoremainstream.
“Iseehempseedsa lotmorein cafesthesedays.They’refullofproteinandhave
a nutty,butterytaste.[AtThreeBlueDucks]wethrowthemoncereals,and in granolas
and smoothies. And they work as an interesting twist for pesto as well.”DARREN ROBERTSON.