
My friend & co-worker surprised me today with a nice big bag of sweet basil picked from her herb garden. When I saw it, I got excited & shouted PESTO (in my head)!
As soon as I got home, I pull out my pine nuts, olive oil & garlic. Before you know it, I was in business with one of my favorite flexible condiments.
We of course use it on pasta but we also use it in chicken salad, rice, stir fries, crackers with mozzarella & scrambled eggs….
Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Mmmmm
I usually do not measure when I cook but to be a little more accurate, I pulled out some measuring cups.
Ingredients:
– 2-3 cups of Basil
– ¼ Cup pine nuts
– 4 Garlic cloves
– Olive oil
– 1/3 Cup Parmesan cheese
Procedure:
– Drop your bunch of basil into a food processor with pine nuts, garlic cloves & cheese then pulse for 5 secs
– Pour in about ½ cup of olive oil & pulse again for 10 seconds
After my pesto was done, I cooked up some bow-tie pasta/farfalle & tossed in a little pesto. The pasta was served with some blackened Alaskan salmon and red kool-aid.
sdg1844 / July 11, 2008
That sounds so delicious. I LOVE pesto so much. It’s right up there with mushrooms as far as my food obsessions go.
Lola Gets / July 11, 2008
Ok, I like pesto too, but I only use it in pasta, pasta salads, and as a sandwich spread. Youve got to tell me (step by step) how you use it for all of those other things! PLEEEAAAAZZZEEE!!
🙂
L
shea / July 11, 2008
mmm- i love pesto. i’ve always been a little fearful to make it, though- but you’ve inspired me!
does the parmesan have to be fresh? emeril & racheal ray always insist on the expensive fresh stuff? 🙂
Bygbaby / July 11, 2008
sdg1844 – I am into shrooms also!!!!!
Lola – What are you interested in, I will hook you up!!!
Shea – Can you say Sargento!!! I am sure that if you use fresh, it will be the bomb but we use Sargento cheese for stuff like this. about 4-5 bucks a bag.
Head down tot the Eastern Market tomorrow & get your basil boo!!!
Bygbaby
C / July 12, 2008
Mmmm, pesto. We love it on pizza at my house – totally delicious. Great photo too.