Tried and true pesto is made with lots of basil and pine nuts with olive oil, Parmesan, and garlic, but for these recipes, basil is exchanged with another dark leafy green, and expensive pine nuts are substituted with other kinds of nuts.
It seems like my basil plants have exploded overnight. Last week, there weren’t enough leaves to justify a cutting, but now, I have enough basil to feed the whole neighborhood. (Imagine a basil plant 10 times this size) My favorite way to eat fresh basil is in a Caprese salad, layered with fresh tomatoes and [...]