Pesto Picking Time - From the Garden to the Table - PowerHouseCreatives Contest

in ART LOVERS5 years ago

In my indoor garden the basil needs to be picked as it is starting to flower and what better way to use that basil than in pesto!

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I like to use multiple herbs in my pesto and the herbs I have ready in the garden is rosemary, lemon thyme, arugula and cilantro along with the basil.

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Once I have my pesto pickings done I need to round up my ingredients for making zoodles. Zoodles (zucchini cut like noodles) are my Keto alternative to use instead of high in carbs - noodles.

Ingredients for Pesto Zoodles

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Multi-Herb Pesto

Ingredients
1/2 cup pine nuts, pecans, walnuts or almonds
2-3 cloves garlic minced.
2 cups basil (or whatever herb is to be your main base in the pesto I often use arugula as the base.
1 cup mixed fresh herbs (I'm using rosemary, lemon thyme and arugula in this recipe but you can also include other fresh herbs as to your taste)
1 cup cilantro or parsley or combination of both
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil.
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Put the ingredients in a food processor or I use a Vitamix blender and blend well.

Pesto Ingredients Ready to be Blended

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For Zoodles I cut up one small onion, peel and thinly slice medium zucchini, Heat some olive oil in a wok, add onions and saute until they start to turn translucent then add zucchini and cook until tender.

JJ Watching as I Saute Onions

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Once tender turn off heat and add pesto. Enjoy!

Zucchini Zoodles Ready for Pesto

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Pesto Zoodles

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Now, this is indeed healthy and easy to make too.
I like the part that you can just pluck all the herbs you need from your garden :)

This looks really good. I love just about anything with nuts in them, but my wife can't eat them. I'm guessing you can make it without the nuts.

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