It's Wednesday, which means produce delivery at our house. This is one of those weeks when I just didn't have time to check out what was coming in our box and I was so excited to see all the goodies. Really, fresh strawberries, cherries, apriums, and peaches! Oh yes, and there were plenty of veggies too. Before I get on with one of my favorite easy recipes, here's a look at what was in my Abundant Harvest Organics box.
Ok, on with the PESTO! Included in my box were basil and green garlic, great items for pesto. To make pesto, you'll want to be able to blend all these yummy ingredients somehow (food processor, hand blender, Brezza)
Ingredients:-2 heads of green garlic (or 2-3 cloves)
-5 tablespoons olive oil
-1 lemon
-2 tablespoons parmigian cheese
-pinch of salt
Directions:
1) Remove basil leaves from stalks and wash them
2) Cut the ends of the green garlic so that you have just the white part of the green garlic (Confused? Check out the pic)
3) Combine all ingredients in food processor, bowl (if using a handblender), or my favorite the baby Brezza
4) Blend in pulses, add extra olive oil if consistency is more dry than paste-like
5) Serve however you like it! Over whole wheat pasta is our favorite way. My 12 month-old loved this, surprise, surprise!
Variations- Add nuts for a little crunch. If I wasn't giving this to our 12 month old, I would have added in almonds or pine nuts in the blending stage, it adds a little crunch to the texture. Sometimes I also add chopped green olives as well, but if you do so balance the saltiness with a bit more lemon juice. Wanna be sneaky, add in a cube (or two) of your pureed greens to warm pasta then toss in the pesto... trust me, know one will know.
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