Thanks for joining me today,
Glitterinas!
I'm in the kitchen making fresh,
delicious pesto!
We enjoy pesto on pasta, potatoes,
pork chops, garlic bread......and the list goes on.
Mix pesto with mayo for a delicious sandwich
spread!
Mix pesto with mayo for a delicious sandwich
spread!
One can buy yummy pesto at the grocery store
and at your favorite kitchen shop......
but.....
.....freshly made pesto beats it with a stick!
Let me show you!
Mr. Green Thumb husband planted some basil
in a raised bed and it grew like crazy!
The only hard part of this recipe is removing the
basil leaves from the stems.
That's not really that hard a job!
I give them a good rinse....
......and then start pulling!
Most recipes call for 4-6 cups of basil leaves
but I had 8 cups this time.
Wow!
So I was going to have lots of yummy goodness
when I finished making pesto this time!
Here's my recipe:
Basil Pecan Pesto
4 cups fresh basil leaves
1 1/2 cups pecans
4 tsp. chopped garlic
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 cup olive oil
1/2 tablespoon course sea salt
1-2 grinds, fresh black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil, if needed for correct consistency
Blend all the ingredients, except extra olive oil, together in a food processor until the mixture becomes a fully mixed, chunky paste.
Add extra olive oil to the pesto, if needed for consistency.
Since I had double the amount of basil leaves, I had to
adjust the amounts of all the other ingredients.
Please believe me when I tell you
this is not rocket science.
If I can do it, so can you!
Just because you've never made anything like this
before don't let that get in your way of
giving this a try!
Let's get started!
This recipe is a bit like a dump cake....
just dump the ingredients into your
food processor and whirrrrrr.
Basil in...
garlic in.....
pecans in....
fresh parmesan in......
salt in....
crank that pepper grinder....
oil in.....
......whirrrrrr!
I like to pulse the mixture.
Scrape down the sides.
This looks a little too thick....so I'll add a touch
more oil.
Pulse, pulse and add the extra oil....
Now, there we go!
Yummy, fresh pesto ready to enjoy!
I store my pesto in glass in the
fridge!
A whole container of fresh, green,
pesto goodness!
Give this a try, Glitterinas!
Just think of all those cute, little Italian
grandmothers who will be so very proud of you
when you triumph over that pile
of basil leaves!
Your scrambled eggs will never taste better!
Leave me a note, please, so I'll
know you stopped by.
Le auguro ogni bene,
Tammy
Le auguro omni bene = I wish you all the best!
