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Transforming Your Garden into a Pesto Paradise: A Step-by-Step Guide

Incredible Edible Reading believes that reviving our hands-on knowledge of food and connecting with the art of food growing is essential for all our futures. That's why we're launching 'How to Menutise Your Garden' tips and hints with our #HEYPESTO campaign.

 

It's not just carrots that will make a contribution to a tasty menu, download the four-step graphic that we've created below and grab the incredible details you need to get growing your own pesto. We have added a tasty recipe and simple instructions from one of the Incredibles underneath the graphic - now you have all you need to grow your own pesto!


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How to menutise your garden by growiing your own pesto
#HEYPESTO

#HEYPESTO CHARD PESTO RECIPE



Ingredients:

✅ Bunch of chard ✅ 3 x cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed ✅ Rapeseed or other oil (4 x tbsps or more) ✅ Cashew or any other nuts available (generous handful)

✅ Nutritional yeast, vegetarian hard cheese or parmesan (handful) ✅ Salt

✅Pepper


Method:

1. Wash the chard. Use a salad spinner, if you have one, to remove excess water. Otherwise shake and roll up in a clean tea towel and press gently.  

2. Remove the chard stems. 

3. Roughly chop the chard. 

4. Add to a food processor with all other ingredients and pulse*. 

5. Taste and adjust seasoning. Add more of the above ingredients as desired.


*you can also blend the ingredients using a pestle and mortar.

Eat with raw, steamed or sautéed chard stalks, yum!

Revisit the learning page for more ideas to menutise you garden as we get growing this year!

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