So, over the next few weeks I’m cutting out wheat, yeast, lactose, sugar, caffeine, and chocolate in order to give my body a break from the top allergens we ingest daily. Thus the next few MFMs will omit or have substitutes for all the ingredients to which people are found to be most intolerant.
Rice spiral pasta with homemade basil pesto
2 cups of fresh basil (from my garden!)
3 cloves of garlic (from the CSA)
1/4 cup of pine nuts
2/3 cup of olive oil
salt and pepper
(lemon juice and cannellini beans if desired)
For a non vegan pesto, add parmeggiano.
Distructions
Combine the basil, garlic, pine nuts (and lemon juice, if you want an extra kick) in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
Add 1/2 cup of the oil and process until fully incorporated and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
Unless freezing (love cooking in bulk!) add all the remaining oil and pulse until smooth (otherwise transfer to an airtight container and drizzle the remaining oil on top.)
For more of a paste, blend in the cannellini beans and put in sandwiches with grilled veg, or on crudites for a snack.
