Re: needto's meal of the week thread.
1 head garlic
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 cups fresh basil leaves , packed
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3-5 sprigs fresh parsley
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
lemon wedges (to taste)
salt (to taste)
black pepper (to taste)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut top 1/3 off of garlic head; peel away paper skin to thin layer or 2 surrounding the cloves.Place in small ovenproof dish; drizzle top with 2 teaspoons of olive oil.Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 70 minutes; allow to cool.Squeeze garlic out of the paper skin into a small bowl; set aside.
Place half the basil in a blender; add 1/2 the extra virgin olive oil, garlic, parsley, pine nuts, salt, pepper, and the remaining basil, the other half of the oil, and pulse until blended.Remove mixture to a bowl; add the parmesan and juice from lemon wedge and mix well.Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
In a air tight glass jar this stuff will last a long time in the fridge. It gos great on chicken,or in a grilled chicken sandwich.
I Take a peace thick whole wheat bread,place a peace of grilled chicken on top, a Grilled Portobello Mushroom on top of that, and a slice of Asiago cheese on top of that.
Back in oven for like 10 mins at 350. Wow that shits good. Pretty healthy to.