My favorites include my Pasta Caprese http://delishdishcooks.blogspot.ca/2014/08/pasta-caprese.html or this simple Pesto.
Yes, you have to boil water if you're serving this with pasta but really, how much time and effort does that take? This is also amazing on fish or chicken, or used as a spread
I came up with this last week on a sticky night and I served it with pasta, shrimp and cherry tomatoes. Absolutely delish!
Get going...you know you want this.
Avocado Pesto
1 cup fresh Basil
Half large ripe Avocado, or 1 small
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 cloves Garlic
2 tbsp Pine Nuts
1/4 cup fresh Parmesan Cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste
Squeeze of Lemon (optional)
In a small or regular sized food processor, add the first 5 ingredients and whiz until smooth (add a tiny bit of water if it's too thick). Add the cheese, S & P and the lemon if using. Voila.
*A blender can be used but you'll need to scrape the ingredients down quite a bit...it'll take some patience and time.
