PESTOOOOO!

I love the divisadero Farmers Market! This morning I walked over to the market to pick up some olives and a fresh baguette and some sunflowers for the house. I think the best part of going to the market instead of the boring ol grocery store is the fact that they give SAMPLES :) The olive man was super nice and let me sample all the olives and gave me different spreads to try that complemented each olive. WHAT GROCERY STORE DOES THAT?!

With the heirloom tomatoes and basil I got at alemany and the olives I got on divis, I made a simple bruschetta. Two chopped Heirloom tomatoes, a handful of pitted chopped olives, a handful of chopped basil, and a couple tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil makes enough Bruschetta for 3 to enjoy. I also cut up the baguette and toasted the slices in the oven for a few minutes at 325 F.

I admit that the ravioli is not homemade, but the pesto most definitely is! If you have a food processor this pesto can be made in 5 minutes tops. We have a small food processor (just like the one in the picture below) and it makes making pesto really easy.

We usually combine 1/4 cup of pine nuts, 1/4 cup grated parmesan, 1/4 cup olive oil, a tablespoon of butter, a couple whole garlic cloves, and enough basil to fill the food processor above (or the basil leaves from a bundle) to make enough pesto for the two of us. The only chopping involved is pressing the chop button a few times. And not only does this pesto taste great on pasta, it also works well on a sandwich with mozza and tomatoes :]

-A