Went on a long bike ride yesterday- took the Burke Gilman trail from our house in Fremont to Seward Park, had pizza and beer in Columbia City then rode back home through Seattle via Capital Hill. Arrived back in our neighborhood happy and tired with a sore ass and a little bit of a sunburn. At this point we were hungry again & I was exhausted- looking to put as little effort as possible into dinner. Pasta sounded good and it’s easy to prepare. Bored with tomato based sauces, I made pesto instead. Its obviously good on noodles but also tasty on sandwiches, great as a base for pizza instead of tomato sauce, nice on rice. Go crazy. This recipe makes a generous amount (4- 6 servings at least) and its a pretty potent sauce so it doesn’t take much to flavor with.  It freezes really well so you can use it next time you’re looking to eat fast. I like to finish it off with fresh squeezed lemon and grated pepper. Next time I think I’ll crumble some walnuts on top or maybe add some sun dried tomatoes.

Ingredients

Directions

1. In a blender or food processor, blend together the all the ingredients until you reach a saucy consistency. Heat and serve as desired.