Recipe for Purple Basil Pesto

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A handful of flowering purple basil and several purple branches of kale in my organic basket... The idea of a pesto came to me right away! Sure, the color is a bit unusual, but it tastes so good!

Yields4 Servings
Prep Time20 minsCook Time3 minsTotal Time23 mins
Ingredients
 1 bunch of organic purple basil
 5 sun-dried tomatoes
 2 cloves garlic
 2 pine nuts
 3 grated parmesan
 basil olive oil
 2 organic purple kale
 salt pepper
Directions
1

* Lightly toast the pine nuts in a dry pan. * Wash, dry, and then chop the freshly harvested basil leaves into small pieces.

2

* Peel and chop the garlic. * Chop the sun-dried tomatoes and mix them with the pine nuts and garlic. Add 3 or 4 tablespoons of olive oil and blend everything together in pulses.

3

* Check the texture: add olive oil if you'd like it a little softer or pine nuts (or almond powder) if you'd like it more compact.

4

To finish, put in a jar and store in the refrigerator for a future pasta dish! Enjoy your meal!

Ingredients

Ingredients
 1 bunch of organic purple basil
 5 sun-dried tomatoes
 2 cloves garlic
 2 pine nuts
 3 grated parmesan
 basil olive oil
 2 organic purple kale
 salt pepper

Directions

Directions
1

* Lightly toast the pine nuts in a dry pan. * Wash, dry, and then chop the freshly harvested basil leaves into small pieces.

2

* Peel and chop the garlic. * Chop the sun-dried tomatoes and mix them with the pine nuts and garlic. Add 3 or 4 tablespoons of olive oil and blend everything together in pulses.

3

* Check the texture: add olive oil if you'd like it a little softer or pine nuts (or almond powder) if you'd like it more compact.

4

To finish, put in a jar and store in the refrigerator for a future pasta dish! Enjoy your meal!

Notes

Recipe for Purple Basil Pesto

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Nutrition Facts

4 servings

Serving size

4

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