One of the things I love about our CSA is that in addition to the designated vegetables for pickup, there's always a list of crops available for pick-your-own, including a large selection of herbs. Their basil plants are huge, waist high, so it took no time at all to fill a big bag. I had plans to make pesto, and if the basil is still good next week, I'll probably make more. It freezes very well, and reminds you of August in February. I confess I don't really measure for my pesto, so sometimes it's extra garlicky, or extra parmesany. In a food processor, drop in roughly chopped garlic. I used one large clove. Run until finely minced. Add in parmesan cheese. I used about 3 ounces. I rough chop to about 1/2 inch cubes first. Run until shredded. If you are using nuts, add at this step. I've been out of pine nuts for about a year, so I did not. Add basil leaves to food processor and run until mixture is finely chopped. With the m...
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