Dairy-Free Cilantro Seed Pesto

In the last couple of years, I’ve tried something new with my cilantro. I found out from leaving it in my garden through the winter that it actually is a much hardier herb than I thought! It survived the winter and we had fresh cilantro growing very early in the spring. Instead of stopping it from going to seed, I just let it go and reseed itself so we’ve been enjoying fresh cilantro for months. We use the early cilantro leaves in tacos, of course, but I also add them to salads, cauliflower rice, baked chicken, and pretty much anything else I am cooking. Then I would use the cilantro flowers for bouquet arrangements like you would use babies breath.

I will admit, the cilantro plants did start to get out of control and by mid-summer, I had about 20 cilantro bushes all that had gone to seed and past their prime. I didn’t want to just throw them in the compost so I thought I would try making this Dairy-Free Cilantro Seed Pesto with them.