I love pesto. You will find me making it on average of atleast once a week. You can do so much with it.
Heating the pesto will damage the integrity of the basil and reduce its flavor - so if you're planning to add it to a hot dish, such as rice that's host off the stove, spoon the pesto on the rice after once its on your plate. We bring out the pesto during meals and add it to the table, much like you would ketchup or mustard.
It's a great all-purpose dip for veggies or crackers. We love it on Triscuits, plain and flavored alike.
Top plain cooked meat with pesto for a punch of flavor (rotisserie chicken with pesto - yum!).
Add it to just about any combination of vegetables and pasta for a sweet-savory and fresh entree. A meal-in-a-pinch is spooning loads of pesto over plain, warm pasta and adding chunks of fresh, ripe tomatoes and some sea salt.
A spoonful on toasted garlic bread takes it from good to over-the-top.
I have even enjoyed wrapping it into spring rolls with a bunch of fresh veggies and rice for an unexpected flavor boost. One of my favorite combinations is cold basmati rice, matchstick cut carrots, diced red pepper and pesto.
Heating the pesto will damage the integrity of the basil and reduce its flavor - so if you're planning to add it to a hot dish, such as rice that's host off the stove, spoon the pesto on the rice after once its on your plate. We bring out the pesto during meals and add it to the table, much like you would ketchup or mustard.
It's a great all-purpose dip for veggies or crackers. We love it on Triscuits, plain and flavored alike.
Top plain cooked meat with pesto for a punch of flavor (rotisserie chicken with pesto - yum!).
Add it to just about any combination of vegetables and pasta for a sweet-savory and fresh entree. A meal-in-a-pinch is spooning loads of pesto over plain, warm pasta and adding chunks of fresh, ripe tomatoes and some sea salt.
A spoonful on toasted garlic bread takes it from good to over-the-top.
I have even enjoyed wrapping it into spring rolls with a bunch of fresh veggies and rice for an unexpected flavor boost. One of my favorite combinations is cold basmati rice, matchstick cut carrots, diced red pepper and pesto.
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