I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
So who's got some good pesto recipes? I broke my low-carb diet and had
pesto with pasta. It was worth the glucose spike. But I can't do that very
often. I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.

Paul

On Jun 27, 6:33*pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
> So who's got some good pesto recipes? *I broke my low-carb diet and had
> pesto with pasta. *It was worth the glucose spike. *But I can't do that very
> often. *I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.
>
> Paul

Keep it simple.
Tilapia, chicken breast, pork chop, veal chop. Whatever you like.
Season with salt and pepper.
Pour some of the oil off from the Pesto (like a teaspoon) and brush
the meat with it.
Grill. Remove from heat, immediately top with a spoonful of pesto.
Serve.

Or really splurge and do a t-bone/porterhouse on the grill and top
with pesto. Again, use some of the pesto flavored oil to brush down
the meat so it doesn't stick to the grill. You could also do a london
broil and top it with pesto.

Grill veggies: zucchini and yellow squash halves, eggplant rounds,
potato halves, halved vidalia onions... use the flavored oil, grill
until desired tenderness (i like it soft but not mush), drizzle with
pesto.

Paul M. Cook wrote:
> I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
> So who's got some good pesto recipes? I broke my low-carb diet and had
> pesto with pasta. It was worth the glucose spike. But I can't do that very
> often. I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.
>
> Paul
>
>

Pesto butter to use on sandwiches or pesto mayonnaise as a sauce.
Use plain as a salad dressing or on vegetables.

gloria p

"gloria.p" > wrote in message
...
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
>> So who's got some good pesto recipes? I broke my low-carb diet and had
>> pesto with pasta. It was worth the glucose spike. But I can't do that
>> very often. I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.
>>
>> Paul
>
> Pesto butter to use on sandwiches or pesto mayonnaise as a sauce.
> Use plain as a salad dressing or on vegetables.


Yeah, I was thinking about making an antipasto salad and to just add the
pesto to that perhaps with just a little vinegar to lossen it up.

Paul

On Jun 27, 6:33*pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
> So who's got some good pesto recipes? *I broke my low-carb diet and had
> pesto with pasta. *It was worth the glucose spike. *But I can't do that very
> often. *I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.
>
> Paul

Congrats to you! I love fresh basil and pesto in particular.

Pesto is good as the base sauce on pizza. That is, if you can find a
low-carb recipe for that that you like.

Chicken salad is good with pesto mayo.

Poached fish with pesto would be good.

I've seen certain summer soups sevred with a dollop of pesto on top.
Maybe Google that.

Just some ideas off the top of my head,
Kris

Paul wrote:

> I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
> So who's got some good pesto recipes? I broke my low-carb diet and had
> pesto with pasta. It was worth the glucose spike. But I can't do that
> very often. I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.

Put a dollop of it on top of a bowl of minestrone.

Use it in a pan bagnat (a pressed sandwich; many versions exist).

Put a dollop of it on top of a plain omelet.


Bob

On Jun 27, 3:33*pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
> So who's got some good pesto recipes? *I broke my low-carb diet and had
> pesto with pasta. *It was worth the glucose spike. *But I can't do that very
> often. *I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.
Pesto, especially fresh made, is a very good spread for a four to six
serving, multi-layered sandwich using Foccacia bread. I make Foccacia
sandwiches often for my co-workers, always using Pesto with three or
four different thin sliced meats, two cheeses, tomatoes, butter
lettuce, scallions, olives and pickles. Sometimes, when I've put too
much olive oil into the Pesto make, I drain out the excess oil and use
it to brush onto the outter Foccacia and treat the boys to sandwiches
with melted cheese inside, Pannini style.

I have used leftover Pesto as an add-in when I make Marinara or even a
more common and too often boring with flqavorless tomatoes, Spaghetti
sauce. As suggested here, it's a great seasoning within a meatloaf as
well. When the intent is to use up Pesto as an add-in for any sauce,
soup or stew, if keeps well refrigerated for several weeks planning
time as well.
....Picky

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:33:21 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
>So who's got some good pesto recipes? I broke my low-carb diet and had
>pesto with pasta. It was worth the glucose spike. But I can't do that very
>often. I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.
>
>Paul
>

Spread it on a tomato pie, just as it comes out of the oven.

Nathalie in Switzerland

"Paul M. Cook" ha scritto nel messaggio
>I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto. >
>So who's got some good pesto recipes? I broke my low-carb diet and had
>pesto with pasta. It was worth the glucose spike. But I can't do that
>very > often. I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.
>
> Paul

In Liguria, where Pesto Genovese comes from,. they serve it with pasta,
potatoes and green beans so the carb load is lighter.
When rotisserieing or roasting a chicken, you can loosen the skin from the
bird, stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto, then cook at a high temp
to get crispy and delicious meat.
Toast bread and spread pesto on it for crostini.
Stir into fresh vegetable soup.
Stir into a simple risotto.

"Paul M. Cook"
"gloria.p"

>> Use plain as a salad dressing or on vegetables.
>
>
> Yeah, I was thinking about making an antipasto salad and to just add the >
> pesto to that perhaps with just a little vinegar to lossen it up.
>
> Paul

Argh! No vinegar! Add oil if it needs to be wetter.

"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Paul M. Cook"
> "gloria.p"
>
>>> Use plain as a salad dressing or on vegetables.
>>
>>
>> Yeah, I was thinking about making an antipasto salad and to just add the
>> > pesto to that perhaps with just a little vinegar to lossen it up.
>>
>> Paul
>
> Argh! No vinegar! Add oil if it needs to be wetter.

OK. Tonight I am making sauage, tomatoes and a little potato tossed in
pesto before serving. Looks good so far.

Paul

"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Paul M. Cook" ha scritto nel messaggio
>>I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
>> > So who's got some good pesto recipes? I broke my low-carb diet and had
>>pesto with pasta. It was worth the glucose spike. But I can't do that
>>very > often. I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.
>>
>> Paul
>
> In Liguria, where Pesto Genovese comes from,. they serve it with pasta,
> potatoes and green beans so the carb load is lighter.
> When rotisserieing or roasting a chicken, you can loosen the skin from the
> bird, stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto, then cook at a high
> temp to get crispy and delicious meat.

OK, now that sounds just what I want.

> Toast bread and spread pesto on it for crostini.
> Stir into fresh vegetable soup.
> Stir into a simple risotto.

Gotta go easy on the carbs. I can see going crazy with a roasted spatchcock
chicken and pesto, though. And grilled tomatoes.

Paul

In article >,
"Paul M. Cook" > wrote:

> I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
> So who's got some good pesto recipes? I broke my low-carb diet and had
> pesto with pasta. It was worth the glucose spike. But I can't do that very
> often. I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.
>
> Paul

I often substitute zucchini for pasta. It works in many italian dishes.
It can be grilled, sliced or shredded and cooked al dente'.

Basil is wonderful with beef or chicken but imho it does not work well
with fish.
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On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:50:17 +0200, "Giusi" >
wrote:

>When rotisserieing or roasting a chicken, you can loosen the skin from the
>bird, stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto,

Oh, good idea!

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Giusi" wrote:
>
> you can loosen the skin from the bird,
> stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto,
>

If anyone would know it would be you... that's what obeast dago broads do
rather than bathe.

brooklyn1 wrote:

> "Giusi" wrote:
>>
>> you can loosen the skin from the bird,
>> stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto,
>>
>
> If anyone would know it would be you... that's what obeast dago
> broads do rather than bathe.


"Smell Naples and die..."

<chuckle>


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Greg

Paul M. Cook wrote:
> I harvested my first batch of basil and it made 2 cups of the best pesto.
> So who's got some good pesto recipes? I broke my low-carb diet and had
> pesto with pasta. It was worth the glucose spike. But I can't do that very
> often. I'm thinking chicken and fish dishes.

I love pesto mayonnaise, but it doesn't use up all that much pesto.
It's also a quick way to turn plain tomato sauce into a sauce for
meat/pasta/whatever: Add some pesto to the tomato sauce, and you're done.

Serene

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Gregory Morrow wrote:
> brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> "Giusi" wrote:
>>> you can loosen the skin from the bird,
>>> stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto,
>>>
>> If anyone would know it would be you... that's what obeast dago
>> broads do rather than bathe.
>
>
> "Smell Naples and die..."
>
> <chuckle>



Are you sure thew two of you aren't the same person?
It has been sounding that way lately.

gloria p

In article >,
"gloria.p" > wrote:

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > brooklyn1 wrote:
> >
> >> "Giusi" wrote:
> >>> you can loosen the skin from the bird,
> >>> stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto,
> >>>
> >> If anyone would know it would be you... that's what obeast dago
> >> broads do rather than bathe.
> >
> >
> > "Smell Naples and die..."
> >
> > <chuckle>
>
>
>
> Are you sure thew two of you aren't the same person?
> It has been sounding that way lately.
>
> gloria p

Gregory is Sheldon's hero. He actually thinks he is funny...
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "gloria.p" > wrote:
>
>> Gregory Morrow wrote:
>> > brooklyn1 wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Giusi" wrote:
>> >>> you can loosen the skin from the bird,
>> >>> stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto,
>> >>>
>> >> If anyone would know it would be you... that's what obeast dago
>> >> broads do rather than bathe.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Smell Naples and die..."
>> >
>> > <chuckle>
>>
>>
>>
>> Are you sure thew two of you aren't the same person?
>> It has been sounding that way lately.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> Gregory is Sheldon's hero. He actually thinks he is funny...
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
> It's about learning to dance in the rain.
> -- Anon.
>
>
> Subscribe:

"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "gloria.p" > wrote:
>
>> Gregory Morrow wrote:
>> > brooklyn1 wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Giusi" wrote:
>> >>> you can loosen the skin from the bird,
>> >>> stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto,
>> >>>
>> >> If anyone would know it would be you... that's what obeast dago
>> >> broads do rather than bathe.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Smell Naples and die..."
>> >
>> > <chuckle>
>>
>>
>>
>> Are you sure thew two of you aren't the same person?
>> It has been sounding that way lately.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> Gregory is Sheldon's hero. He actually thinks he is funny...
>
>

Um, 99 times out of 100 I initiate the joke (as in this case), you got it
ass backwards... wait a minute... that didn't come out how I meant it
(standing tall back to the wall). LOL

In article >,
"brooklyn1" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "gloria.p" > wrote:
> >
> >> Gregory Morrow wrote:
> >> > brooklyn1 wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "Giusi" wrote:
> >> >>> you can loosen the skin from the bird,
> >> >>> stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto,
> >> >>>
> >> >> If anyone would know it would be you... that's what obeast dago
> >> >> broads do rather than bathe.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Smell Naples and die..."
> >> >
> >> > <chuckle>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Are you sure thew two of you aren't the same person?
> >> It has been sounding that way lately.
> >>
> >> gloria p
> >
> > Gregory is Sheldon's hero. He actually thinks he is funny...
> >
> >
>
> Um, 99 times out of 100 I initiate the joke (as in this case), you got it
> ass backwards... wait a minute... that didn't come out how I meant it
> (standing tall back to the wall). LOL

I still like _you_ Sheldon.
I do _not_ like Gregory and have seriously considered killfiling him.
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gloria.p wrote:

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
>> brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> "Giusi" wrote:
>>>> you can loosen the skin from the bird,
>>>> stuff in and massage around a bunch of pesto,
>>>>
>>> If anyone would know it would be you... that's what obeast dago
>>> broads do rather than bathe.
>>
>>
>> "Smell Naples and die..."
>>
>> <chuckle>
>
>
>
> Are you sure thew two of you aren't the same person?
> It has been sounding that way lately.


Naw, maybe it's just that "Great minds think alike" thang, Gloria...

;-)


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