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Don't know why, but I've been hooked on home-made pesto these last few weeks.
My basil plants got big enough to harvest some leaves, so I've been making fresh pesto with them...just olive oil, lots of garlic, walnuts instead of pine nuts (less $$) and some shredded Parmesan cheese--whip it up in my mini food processor and mix it in with some whole wheat pasta and I'm in garlic-y green heaven.
Don't know why, but I've been hooked on home-made pesto these last few weeks.
My basil plants got big enough to harvest some leaves, so I've been making fresh pesto with them...just olive oil, lots of garlic, walnuts instead of pine nuts (less $$) and some shredded Parmesan cheese--whip it up in my mini food processor and mix it in with some whole wheat pasta and I'm in garlic-y green heaven.
Anyone else hooked on fresh pesto??
My basil has gone crazy, I have been making a lot of pesto lately, sometimes I like to throw in some sun dried tomatoes in when I toss everything together, yummy!
I have been making tarragon pesto, too!
It's 10 am here and now I'm already hungry for lunch.
Love the stuff. Love basil in general. We make homemade pizza every friday night, and I've been usuing spinach all winter/spring. I finally have enough basil to do a pesto pizza this week. Yay!
Pesto is one of the foods of the Gods. I adore Basil , just the smell from rubbing the leaves is heavenly...
Has anyone had Coriander ( cilantro) pesto ? It is absolutely wonderful too, very fragrant. For those of you who make your own , how long do you "toast" the pine nuts for ?
I tried making my own once and followed a recipe to the letter but it ended up quite oily and mushy so I gave up and now buy it from the deli.
i am so jealous! my basil did well the first yr in our new home, last year we got almost nothing and this year it didn't grow at all
i had to go and buy fresh basil for $5 and make it...
Pesto is one of the foods of the Gods. I adore Basil , just the smell from rubbing the leaves is heavenly...
Has anyone had Coriander ( cilantro) pesto ? It is absolutely wonderful too, very fragrant. For those of you who make your own , how long do you "toast" the pine nuts for ?
I tried making my own once and followed a recipe to the letter but it ended up quite oily and mushy so I gave up and now buy it from the deli.
I toast the pine nuts just til they start to turn brown and become fragrant.
The goats decimated my cilantro crop, so I had to start another one, cant wait til it comes in, I LOVE cilantro pesto!
One of my tricks to not have that oily, gloppy mess is to just drizzle the olive oil into the processor til everything turns into a thick paste, then I add just a bit of cream to smooth everything out, learned that from a VERY talented Italian chef.
I toast the pine nuts just til they start to turn brown and become fragrant.
The goats decimated my cilantro crop, so I had to start another one, cant wait til it comes in, I LOVE cilantro pesto!
One of my tricks to not have that oily, gloppy mess is to just drizzle the olive oil into the processor til everything turns into a thick paste, then I add just a bit of cream to smooth everything out, learned that from a VERY talented Italian chef.
I'll have to try that , thanks for the tip !
At least if the Cilantro is being decimated, it's for a good cause... Obviously they have excellent taste. Connaisseur Goats , I like that.
At least if the Cilantro is being decimated, it's for a good cause... Obviously they have excellent taste. Connaisseur Goats , I like that.
Lol, they're a riot! They wont touch the mint, or the sage, but they love the cilantro, Italian parsley, dill and basil.
I asked DH if we keep feeding them herbs, do you think they will start producing pre-flavored chevre?
Ah, my brother and sister pesto lovers, thanks for the different varieties of pesto-creation..now I can expand my horizons..sun-dried tomatoes..cilantro-pesto...both sound delicious! Also ran across a recipe that uses almonds instead of pine nuts...have to try that...
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