Here's what we've harvested so far from our garden.........
* 4 pickings of salad greens-8.1 ounces
* 2.5 cups of basil-2 ounces
* 1 Japanese eggplant-2.4 ounces
* 1 zucchini-24.9 ounces
* 2 yellow squash-17.4 ounces
So what to do with your basil other than use it fresh or dry it? I made tomato sauce and used some basil in it this week.
And then I made pesto for the first time!
Super easy to do.
You need basil leaves(remove the stems), EVOO, garlic, parmesan cheese and nuts(pine nuts or walnuts work best)and a food processor or blender.
Put basil, garlic and nuts in processor, whiz up a few seconds then with the power still on slowly add the olive oil until smooth.
Add the cheese afterwards and just pulse the machine to blend it in.
And that's it!
This will keep for 1 week in the fridge or throw it into the freezer. I bought smallish containers at Dollar Tree for putting this into the freezer. This makes enough for one large meal of pesto for 4-5 people.
I don't like pesto so I had to have Hubs taste test it for me. It's a frozen asset now and can be warmed up some night I don't have a plan and someone wants pesto and pasta.
Garden Output so far......54.8 ounces or 3 lbs. 42.5 ounces
Not much but once the tomatoes kick in the total weight will escalate. ;-)
What's growing in your garden?
How is it doing?
Sluggy
* 4 pickings of salad greens-8.1 ounces
* 2.5 cups of basil-2 ounces
* 1 Japanese eggplant-2.4 ounces
* 1 zucchini-24.9 ounces
* 2 yellow squash-17.4 ounces
So what to do with your basil other than use it fresh or dry it? I made tomato sauce and used some basil in it this week.
And then I made pesto for the first time!
Super easy to do.
You need basil leaves(remove the stems), EVOO, garlic, parmesan cheese and nuts(pine nuts or walnuts work best)and a food processor or blender.
Put basil, garlic and nuts in processor, whiz up a few seconds then with the power still on slowly add the olive oil until smooth.
Add the cheese afterwards and just pulse the machine to blend it in.
And that's it!
This will keep for 1 week in the fridge or throw it into the freezer. I bought smallish containers at Dollar Tree for putting this into the freezer. This makes enough for one large meal of pesto for 4-5 people.
I don't like pesto so I had to have Hubs taste test it for me. It's a frozen asset now and can be warmed up some night I don't have a plan and someone wants pesto and pasta.
Garden Output so far......54.8 ounces or 3 lbs. 42.5 ounces
Not much but once the tomatoes kick in the total weight will escalate. ;-)
What's growing in your garden?
How is it doing?
Sluggy
