Basil!
With warmer temperatures and a little more nitrogen, the basil that had been sitting dormant for much of the winter is now flourishing. We will have a little ready for harvest this week and much more over the next few weeks.
Lettuce
Our lettuce is back to normal production levels as well. Feel free to put in your order.
This week's harvest
Did You Know?
Basil is a key ingredient for tomato sauces and pesto recipes. A favorite use of pesto in French cooking is in soups. Italians favor pesto mixed with olive oil and used as a sauce for spaghetti. For a video showing you how to make Fresh Pesto CLICK HERE. Fresh pesto is always better than the store bought version. Basil and tomatoes are a natural combination. Use this combination with Pizza. Another great recipe is to cut a crusty roll in half and add salt, olive oil, a few leaves of basil and slices of fresh tomatoes. Dress a tomato and mozzarella salad with shredded basil, salt and olive oil. Basil goes well with sweet peppers, fish dishes, meat dishes, wine-garlic sauces, chicken, in butter as a steak condiment, eggs, and shellfish. Fresh leaves are great accouterments to any salad, cheese or stuffing recipe. (source)
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