It all started with an invitation
to a friends garden who needed help
harvesting her basil
YOU DO NOT HAVE
TO KICK THIS HORSE TWICE!!
I was there first thing in the morning
and now 2 days later
and pesto out the assto...
Thank you Denise for a JOY-filled day in my kitchen!
Basil Pesto
2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
3 medium garlic cloves (never the mushy from a jar)
1/2 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup walnuts or pine nuts
1/2 cup freshly grated quality Parmesan
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Combine all in food processor until smooth paste
Store in fridge for several weeks. Freezes well too.
13 comments:
there is NOTHING better than the smell of fresh basil.
can you freeze this?
Yum! I would have been there in a flash, too!
mmm. yummy ~ i love fresh pesto.
Feels like joy in the patio in the evening! Attractive presentation of your pesto, Deb!
very sensual journey from the garden to the mouth!
xoxoxoxoxo
(save the virgin can, please!!!!)
and you make it even MORE mouth watering with these photos...
a bounty of pesto to keep you zestfull
(that wasn't so poetic...trying to top assto :))
x..x
yum yum and more YUM.....
i have been eating a ton of fresh basil lately....i really hope it's as good for me as they say it is :)
xo
I would never have considered adding walnuts to the mix. . . how inventive!
so yummy, bright and summertime green !
Hugs, Gorgeous One !
How does Deb even make pesto look like art? ;)
yumyum
I love the bright greenness of it and the beautiful leaves. Pesto is so yummy and the walnuts make it so flavorful. Fun!
xo,
Noelle
LOVE the images! Fanstastic shots and recipe!
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