Good afternoon! Pesto ideas...I have an enormous gut of parsley, sage
rosemary, oregano, thyme, and mint. Only a few pecans and macadamias. Parmesan also in stock. What are some combinations you would recommend?
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rosemary, oregano, thyme, and mint. Only a few pecans and macadamias. Parmesan also in stock. What are some combinations you would recommend?
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This holds well in the coldest part of your fridge for about a week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
We stir it into bean soups; kale, sausage and potato soup; and similar winter stews and soups. As noted above, it's also good slathered (with a bit extra olive oil) on roasted vegetables, notably, wedges of butternut squash roasted with red onions.
It also serves nicely spread as a base layer on pizzas with no tomato sauce.
This is based loosely on a recipe on the Cook's illustrated site for a butternut and white bean soup. ;o)
Yes, I got that you wanted to do pesto.
But feared you'd run out of nuts and might have herbs left over and might want some ideas for them.
Fry the sage leaves and use as a garnish for some main dishes.
Use raw sage in soups or stuffings.
In case there is too much to use up while in good fresh condition, they all fresh well: the sage and rosemary in plastic bags, the others chopped and in small plastic containers or ice cube trays, for already-portioned additions to other dishes.
You could make a pasta or gnocchi dish with fried sage sauce. Garnish with chopped macadamia nuts.