This year I decided to plant some basil seeds in an extra garden pot that we left unused last summer. Shockingly (I will always be shocked by any gardening successes I have!), my basil is growing quite well. I’ve already “harvested” enough to make two batches of homemade pesto. We love to put it on top of pizza, stir it in with pasta or spread it onto turkey sandwiches. I thought I’d share the recipe for anyone who may not already have one. And an important heads up–you’re going to have terrible garlic breath once you devour this. :)
Pesto:
1 cup (packed) fresh basil
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/8 cup parmesan cheese
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 t. lemon juice
1/4 t. salt
2 small cloves fresh garlic
Add all ingredients to food processor except olive oil. Turn on food processor and slowly pour oil in.
Yum. Let me know if you have any good pesto variations (spinach? sun-dried tomatos?) or any favorite ways to use pesto. I have a feeling I’ll be making at least a few more batches before summer’s over.
I like to use pine nuts instead of almonds, but I’ve never used almonds actually, that sounds tasty.
LOVE pesto. Ever tried the pioneer woman’s creamy pesto pasta? It was really good. Like REALLY good.
Love your work. :-)