Tonight's Dinner
Feeling inspired by the fresh basil (among other tasty things)I'd bought at the grower's market on Saturday, I decided to make pesto tonight.
Made the pesto first, then while the water was being put to the boil for pasta, I chopped an onion, some mushrooms, and about 1/2 jar of artichoke hearts. Sauteed them in olive oil, then added about a dozen and a half itty bitty grape tomatoes, and took it off the heat. Once the pasta was done, I mixed the veggies in, then the pesto. YUMMY!
Sorry I don't have pics, but I do have my pesto recipe - no measurements, just approximations.
1 large clove elephant garlic (from a friend's garden), roughly chopped
Olive oil (a lot)
2 handfuls of pine nuts
Juice of one lemon
Freshly ground pepper
some freshly grated parmesan
1 large bunch of basil, stems removed
Toss the garlic and some olive oil in the food processor, and whiz for about 30 seconds. Add lemon juice, pine nuts and more olive oil. Whiz for about a minute. Add pepper and parmesan, and process until everything is of even consistency. Add 1 small handful of basil leaves at a time (more than that won't fit in my processor) and blend well, then add another small handful, until all the basil is gone.
Give mushroom stems and tiny bit of pesto to hubby to snack on before supper.
Made the pesto first, then while the water was being put to the boil for pasta, I chopped an onion, some mushrooms, and about 1/2 jar of artichoke hearts. Sauteed them in olive oil, then added about a dozen and a half itty bitty grape tomatoes, and took it off the heat. Once the pasta was done, I mixed the veggies in, then the pesto. YUMMY!
Sorry I don't have pics, but I do have my pesto recipe - no measurements, just approximations.
1 large clove elephant garlic (from a friend's garden), roughly chopped
Olive oil (a lot)
2 handfuls of pine nuts
Juice of one lemon
Freshly ground pepper
some freshly grated parmesan
1 large bunch of basil, stems removed
Toss the garlic and some olive oil in the food processor, and whiz for about 30 seconds. Add lemon juice, pine nuts and more olive oil. Whiz for about a minute. Add pepper and parmesan, and process until everything is of even consistency. Add 1 small handful of basil leaves at a time (more than that won't fit in my processor) and blend well, then add another small handful, until all the basil is gone.
Give mushroom stems and tiny bit of pesto to hubby to snack on before supper.