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Fresh Basil Pesto with Pasta

Written by Published on Updated on October 10, 2022 in Main dishes, Mediterranean cuisine

Hii,

I love to make Pesto, but cleaning up afterward is a challenge for me, especially when it comes to Basil Pesto.  For some reason, this just seems to splatter everywhere.  Don’t ask me why? it just happens. And the crazy part is that I use a food processor.  I was craving Basil Pesto..sometimes I like to spread Basil or Tomato pesto onto bread or crackers and eat it.  Do you enjoy eating pesto without Pasta?

I grow my own herbs.  But this time the Basil seeds I planted did not work out, so I ended up buying Basil for this recipe. Don’t you think that Basil such an intense aromatic smell and taste?  I always use one specific brand, but since I am not able to find it here, I bought another brand.  My tomatoes and Green Beans are doing great actually and so are the rest of the herbs I planted. 🙂  Do you like to grow your own herbs?  When you grow your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs the taste is much more intense…fresh water, good soil, and some TLC is all they need. 🙂

So, I have a bit of info that maybe you might be interested in.  One of the first bloggers I met when I first started a few years ago was this fabulous and very warming blogger Catia from the Novus Lectio blog.  I have kept in contact with Catia for a while and I was so excited for Catia when she told me that she was pursuing a new career. 

Catia started her own Cosmetic line!!  Catia’s line has a wide variety of Cruelty-Free products from Body and Shower products to Makeup and Organic Soaps. I think it’s wonderful when I hear that friends are off pursuing their passion.  If you have the time I would truly appreciate it if you can pop over and check out her site.  Catia’s website is https://www.eljemel.com/   I haven’t come across a Capucciono Bath Soap yet but I  found one on Catia’s site, so this will probably be my first order.

Have a great day everyone!!

Fresh Basil Pesto with Pasta

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Combining fresh ingredients give this Basil Pesto an intense taste and delicious garnish for your favorite pasta.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 60 grams Basil fresh
  • 50 grams Pine nuts
  • 150 grams Olive Oil
  • ⅓ Onion
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • ½ cup Parmesan Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Add ingredients into a blender or food processor. Beat at high speed for 5 minutes. If necessary add a bit more olive oil if the pesto is not smooth enough to spread.
Keyword Easy recipe, pasta, Quick,

KALI MAS OREXI!! 🙂

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

4 Comments

  1. Invisibly Me
    July 22, 2020 at 3:45 pm  ·  Reply

    You can’t beat fresh home grown herbs, I bet it’s lovely being able to use those. And well done to Catia, that’s amazing! Wishing her all the very best!! xx

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