Presto Pesto

Your life is not complete without homemade pesto. Pesto can be used for almost everything. Pesto on your favorite slice of pizza, bread for dipping or make it into a simple yet elegant vinaigrette.

                                                                                                                 Presto PESTO!

                                                                                                    Pesto on Pizza!

Pesto on a baguette with a drizzle of aged balsamic 

Ingredients:

1 full bunch of fresh organic basil

1/2 of a bunch of fresh organic parsley 

3-4 cloves of garlic

about a dozen sun dried tomato halves 

pinch of salt and pepper

Couple rounds of the food processor with olive oil (probably 5 ish tablespoons depending on the desired consistency)

Optional: 1/4 cup fresh Parmesan (I omitted the cheese because I was making this batch vegan friendly). Another option is adding 1/4 cup of walnuts or almonds or pine nuts to give the pesto more texture (however, beware of nut allergies) 

Directions:

Put all ingredients into the food processor and blend. Be aware of added olive oil to make the consistency you prefer. YUM Yum and yum.