>>412508basically you make a pesto where you use bear leek as a main incredient instead of basil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_ursinumit works the exact same way as pesto genovese but you substitute basil with bear leek, and usually people don't use garlic since bear leek has a very garlicy taste already
bear leek only grows in spring and is as far as I know not commercially grown since it is not very common in usage and has only a very short harvest period (early spring)
the plant is native to Europe and Asia and needs a mild climate and fairly wet conditions (near a source of water) so I doubt you'll find it in Southern California, sorry
but if you're ever in central Europe in springtime you should definetely try it, it's delicious, my mother makes it every spring and I've gotten into the habit of making it myself, since the plant is plentyful where we live I can harvest enough for a year's ration in just a days work
