Never getting tired of pesto. Ever.
I know what you're thinking: If you make a batch of homemade pesto and use it in your meals all week long, won't all your meals end up tasting like, well, pesto?
It's a fair question. But happily, the answer is no. When used as the star of the show, pesto is powerful stuff. But it's just as happy in a supporting role, where it lends herbal, garlicky notes to the background.garlic scape pesto just as I was heading out of town for a weekend of hosting friends at my lake house. I tucked the jar into my bag, and then found myself silently thanking Sheela over and over throughout the weekend as that one jar continued to help me make better, easier, meals for my friends. I used it to flavor a batch of hummus I threw together to serve with crudités on the first day, and then spread it onto sliced bread which I broiled into toasts.
In your own kitchen, you can turn a jar of pesto into as many meals as you like—or as many as you can until the jar runs out, anyway. Here are some ideas to get you started.Don't be shy: use your hands and smear that pesto all over the skin of any cut of chicken before grilling or roasting it. Not into chicken? Rub it on squash, eggplant, or mushrooms.Whether you want to jazz up a container of store-bought hummus or flavor a batch of homemade, pesto is the answer.
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