From very small seeds planted indoors in March
Sweet purple basil
We planted three packages of this green basil!
These are the two rows left after I had already harvested half of the plants!
Basil waiting to be made into Pesto
Tada!! Pesto for the winter :)
I freeze it in ice cube trays and them throw them in a huge zip-lock bag
that way they are already portioned out and I can take what
I need without to much hassle.
Pesto
4 cups of fresh basil leaves, stems removed
3/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup pinenuts
3/4 cup grated parmesan reggiano
2-3 large cloves of garlic, chopped or pressed
salt to taste
Puree ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth!!
♥ ENJOY ♥
Lovely :) Glad to see you blogging again! xo
ReplyDeleteYum! Isn't it so rewarding to grow it yourself, and then actually use it??? It makes such a difference. And think of all of the money saved!!! Pesto sauce is so expensive!
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