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| Organic Basil |
MINI - POST: This weekend we tried an HERB...
Disclaimer: I do realize I am EXTREMELY late with this one. Believe it or not, I had never cooked with Basil. I know...I know....how could I have gone through life and NEVER (knowingly) tried Basil????
Well...craziness abounds!!
I was afraid I would hate Basil, so I never bought it, much less considered growing it...until today!
Sidenote: My parents are very patient people. Most of the things I'm trying for the first time, they've eaten for years. Moving right along...
I LOVE BASIL!!!
Basil is AWESOME!!!
First up...Pesto! (I do realize that I was probably the only person on earth who had never eaten pesto, so...humor me.)
My daughter took over on this one and made Pesto using this recipe:
This recipe was awesome! She swapped out the walnuts for toasted almonds and added the pesto to Linguine and Shrimp to make...
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| Shrimp & Pesto Linguine! |
There's no specific recipe for this one, but here's what I did.
Cooked Linguine to al dente.
Cooked shrimp in a saute pan with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Tossed Linguine, shrimp & pesto in the saute pan to combine the flavors.
That's it! (Leave me a comment if you need more help!)
The Verdict once again!!!
Denise (That's Me!) - Winner!!! I love it! I'm allergic to seafood, so I just had the pasta and pesto. This is a new favorite! Thumbs way up!!! :)
J (Husband & Pescatarian) - Loved it! :) "I could get used to this!"
Miss J (Daughter -15) - Loved it! No seafood for her either! She added tomatoes for extra flavor!
JB (Son 10) - Loved it! "Let's have this more often!" :)
Pesto is AWESOME! We use that .... on EVERYTHING!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to get more basil tomorrow! I can't stop thinking about Pesto!!!
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