Basil Pesto, greens for juicing, fresh salsa and my lunch today....fresh tomatoes with basil pesto. I can't even begin to tell you how good this was. I love basil pesto. It's just wonderful and it goes so great with so many things. My youngest son called while I was making the pesto and he put his order in. He loves it as much as I do. The fresh salsa is to eat with the brown beans I'm cooking for dinner. It's nice to not have to go to the store to buy all the food you need to eat not to mention the quality is a thousand times better. If you don't have a recipe for pesto, here's mine.
2 tightly packed cups of fresh basil
3 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Pack in all in the blender and let it go. You might need a little more olive oil. Store with a thin layer of olive oil on top of the pesto in an air tight container in the frig for up to 10 days or freeze up to 4 months.
Other uses for basil pesto:
add to unsalted butter for herb butter
spread on bread as a condiment for sandwiches
serve on steamed vegetables
use as a topping or sauce for pizza
use on grilled chicken or fish
put inside a warmed tortilla
toss pesto with hot pasta
Fresh Salsa
As many fresh tomatoes as your blender will hold
1 large sweet onion, quartered
1 1/2 to 2 Serrano peppers, cut in chunks
3 to 4 cloves of fresh garlic
salt to taste
Put all the ingredients into the blender and pulse. I like salsa that is a little chunky especially to eat with brown beans.
P.S. Aren't the colors pretty .....red and yellow tomatoes and the green pesto.
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