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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Rosted Pepper Pesto Sauce That Will Save The Day Before Thanksgiving Dinner

Today I am super busy, I have tons of work and on top of it, I am preparing the brine for the turkey, and
all sorts of make- ahead arrangements for the big T Day.
But let's not forget that dinner has to be on the table tonight because unfortunately my family believes in eating daily. (Did you ever think how wonderful would it be if we ate once a week?)
Out of desper came what I will "modestly" say is just a tad less than a stroke of genius:
I took a jar of roasted peppers, grated some Grana Padano cheese- the cheaper version of Parmesan- but you can use Parmesan, pine nuts, 1 clove of garlic, and a bit of olive oil, and threw all that into the handy dandy food processor. In a matter of 3 minutes I have a whole jar (the empty one from the peppers)
full of delicious pasta sauce.
And you can also use it for a dip- mixed with yogurt, eggplant Parmesan- for a different kind of red sauce.
How is it for 3 minutes work????