Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
Seriously, the guy must spend all his time cooking.
Last night I made pesto for the first time! It was delish! We were watching Queer Eye last week and one of the recipes that Antoni taught the makeover person to make was pesto pasta with pickled grapes. It sounded good, and it was really good.
In the cuisinart I put waaay too much garlic, basil, romano cheese, and pine nuts I'd toasted in a pan, then added olive oil and lemon juice.
Served with orecchiete and sauteed chicken thighs, and red seedless grapes I'd soaked in some balsamic for 20 mins. And some alvarinho. It was great.
Intrigued by the pickled grapes and I think I'd skip them - I don't really like fruit with a main course, it makes it all too sweet for my taste.
Pesto pasta is one of my go-tos, but I'd probably skip the extra protein as I think there's enough in the parmesan in the dish. Having it with a good rocket salad would be the way to go for me.