Our first year at being amateur gardeners has paid off and we've had a few scrumptious (and cheap!) meals using our home-grown plants.
This is one of our favorites - caprese. We used our own ripe, red tomatoes, placed a chunk of yummy, fresh mozzarella cheese on each slice, and then topped them off with a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle of garlic salt, and our own basil. Mm, mm! It's a great appetizer or snack! A word of advice though, always use a cutting board when cutting the tomatoes and cheese. A long trip to the Emergency Room last year and several stitches taught my good-lookin' and good-cookin' husband the hard way. :)
Also sooo good: Chicken and Pasta with Pesto
After grinding about a cup of basil leaves together with olive oil, garlic salt, and some chopped garlic, we smothered some pesto over some chicken breasts before we cooked them and then threw the rest in some hot, cooked linguine and, oh boy, was it good.
The only draw-back, we used almost all of the basil our little potted plant had produced.
Luckily it springs back pretty fast and there's still enough for a few sprinkles in another dish or two. But it did look a little sad.
Anyone else have any delicious dishes you've made using your own, home-grown plants? I'd love to know!
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