One of my husband's co-worker suggested that I combined olives and basil together. What a brilliant idea. Because I love olives, I love basil, and I love pesto!
The word pesto originated from Italy and it means "to pound, or crush". So any herbs with garlic, pounded in a mortar with a pestle...are called PESTO. Simple eh?
I have lots of sweet basil growing in containers out in my back patio.
Everyday I sit next to one of them and run my fingers through them.
The aromas they release, just by touching them, are absolutely heavenly.
This is a very interesting basil. It's called "Aristotle Basil".
They have small buds but are very strong in fragrance.
I usually use them as garnishing or to flavor cheese.
For the ingredients I have:
A hand full of sweet basil
1/2 Cup of olives
4 garlic cloves (I love pesto with a kick)
A slice of lemon ~1TBS lemon juice
1/4 Cup feta cheese
1TBS olive oil
I'm using a hand blender :-) But again if you want you could use a mortar and pestle.
Make it into a smooth paste and garnish with Aristotle Basil.
This is EXTREMELY delicious! Please try it out!
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