What do you do when you have lots of basil? Make pesto. I just finished putting the food processor away. I cannot imagine making pesto without it. A couple of years ago our 30 year old food processor gave out while making pesto. What a chore to finish up the batch. I ran over to Costco and bought a Cuisinart. Fabulous piece of equipment when I have to make batches of pesto.
I have 7 large packets in the freezer now. This is the best pesto I have ever made. The basil and garlic have been terrific this year. So I planted more basil today. I should have basil by mid September for probably 12 batches of pesto. That should be enough to last until next summer. Yum!
I always grow lots of basil--and rarely end up using much of it. I dry some for cooking with. I should take one of those cooking with herbs classes. I know a lot of people that really don't know what to do with it all.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy all that bounty in the freezer. It's a good feeling, isn't it?
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Yes it is a great feeling. I don't can, but we freeze tomatoes and pesto. It was the best pesto I have ever made.
DeleteI enjoy pesto, but I tend to under-utilize my basil. But the flowers attract a lot of pollinators so I don't feel like I'm "wasting" it
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