Sunday, August 19, 2012

Pesto 2 Ways!

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I have not fallen off the blogger planet but my meals lately have not been very creative.  We are on Day 8 of the detox and our daily food intake consists of veggie-fruit-protein shakes, salads with homemade dressing, a little roasted veggies and lots of raw veggies.  I LOVE the homemade Apple-Cider Vinaigrette!

Before we started on our 21 day journey I made pesto with our abundance of basil in the garden so I'll share my non-detox recipe (from my Earth Day post).  But I mentioned 2 ways, right?  I still had a bunch of basil left over so I made detox-friendly basil and it is delicious!!!


Pesto with whole wheat pasta
Earth Day Basil Pesto

2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
½ cup flat-leaf Italian parsley, packed (optional)
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup pine nuts or walnuts
2 garlic cloves, minced
salt and cracked black pepper to taste


1. Place ingredients in a food processor, starting with half of the ingredients if the processor bowl is small, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides of container. Blend until pesto forms a thick, smooth paste.
2. Store in refrigerator in a tightly closed container for up to a week, or freeze for a few months. 

YUM!!!
Detox-Friendly Simple Pesto

3 cups fresh Basil
1 cup olive oil
2-3 cloves of garlic
sea salt and pepper to taste

I used a blender for this recipe since it was handy. (I think I've used my blender every day for at least a 2 months)

Blend all ingredients until smooth.

We really like garlic in our house (although my stomach might disagree).  Since I have so much delicious pesto on hand I might use it for Meatless on Monday.  Stay tuned...I'll be modifying an older recipe so it's detox-friendly!

11 comments:

  1. I LOVE pesto! It's always my sauce of choice when we go out :) Thanks for sharing these. can't wait to try! New follower here. Yay for being blog friends!! Feel free to stop by and say hi! http://highheelsandgrills.blogspot.com/

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  2. The pesto looks amazing! I bet it taste even better!! I must check out your recipe for Apple-Cider Vinaigrette. Yum!

    Newest follower from the blog hop. Hop you can check out my blog at Stlavonlady - a cat, a girl, a man and me!

    Have a great night!! Julie

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  3. I LOVE the pesto! Thanks for the new recipes!
    Here from Inspire me monday Hop
    Diane
    ATA Girls
    Treasuring Grace

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  4. We have a boat load of basil growing right now, this is a perfect way to use it since I can freeze it. I've never de-toxed before, although I probably should. What make the second recipe considered de-tox friendly? Thanks for sharing on my Our Favorite Things Link Party.

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    1. Hi karri! My detox food-plan is very strict. No nuts, dairy, pasta etc. The detox-friendly recipe has more basil, olive oil and garlic but no nuts or cheese.

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    2. Hi karri! My detox food-plan is very strict. No nuts, dairy, pasta etc. The detox-friendly recipe has more basil, olive oil and garlic but no nuts or cheese.

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  5. Thanks for sharing your recipe at A Humble Bumble's Healthy Tuesday!

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  6. Looks great! Thanks for sharing at Romance on a dime!!

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  7. What a delightful recipe. I'm a huge fan of basil so this recipe hits the spot! Thanks for sharing on Marvelous Mondays. Please note my new web address: www.thisgalcooks.com. Same blog, new name. :)

    Julie

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  8. Hi Mary,
    I love this pesto recipe. I am now following you. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/08/free-bee-sweet-hat-pattern-crocheted.html
    Hope to see you there.
    Debi Bolocofsky
    Adorned From Above
    www.adornedfromabove.com

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