{"id":8346,"date":"2019-04-15T23:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T23:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thriftingwonderland.com\/post\/spring-pesto-from-the-garden"},"modified":"2022-01-18T15:16:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:16:38","slug":"spring-pesto-from-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thriftingwonderland.com\/?p=8346","title":{"rendered":"Spring Pesto from the Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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I love this time of year because the early bounty from the garden and the herb garden can be harvested and used. So I went out today and harvested some leaf vegetables and herbs to make a Spring Pesto. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Pesto isn’t limited to basil. In fact, my basil isn’t ready yet so I have everything but basil in this pesto. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

After washing the herbs and veggies…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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…I took the stems off and put about 2 packed cups into the food processor with the cutting blade inserted. Pulsed the greens a few times.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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I added 1\/4 Cup Pine Nuts<\/p>\n

2\/3 cup Olive Oil<\/p>\n

1\/2 – 1 cup grated cheese ( I used a mix of Parmesan and Pecorino Romano)<\/p>\n

About 3 cloves of garlic minced<\/p>\n

Salt and Pepper to taste<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Pulse until thoroughly mixed and a creamy consistency. You can add more olive oil if you like your pesto a little thinner.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The whole process takes about 1\/2 hour. Now that I had the Pesto made I started on dinner.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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I took some foil and doubled it over to give it some weight and sprayed the foil with olive oil. Cut 1 peeled regular potato or Yukon Gold into thin slices and lay in a pile in the center of the foil. Spray with Olive Oil and add salt and pepper to taste.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Place salmon filet on top of potatoes and drizzle olive oil over salmon. Drizzle lemon juice over salmon. Add 1 tablespoon of fresh pesto on top of salmon. Close up salmon in foil making a packet.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Place packets in a pre-heated 425 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until salmon and potatoes are done. Remove packets from oven.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Unwrap Salmon packets and transfer to plates.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Add a vegetable and dinner is served.<\/p>\n

From start to finish about one hour to an hour and 15 minutes with no dishes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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