{"id":4181,"date":"2019-08-26T19:33:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T18:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4181"},"modified":"2019-08-26T19:39:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T18:39:20","slug":"uses-for-bolted-lettuce-1-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jude.hanlon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4181","title":{"rendered":"Uses for bolted lettuce #1 – pesto"},"content":{"rendered":"

We over-planted one type of lettuce all at the same time. Rookie mistake, I know. Next year we will be planting a variety of stuff at spaced intervals, then we can just eat lettuce.<\/p>\n

This year, we are finding ways to eat lettuce that has been around too long, and has become cynical and bitter in its old age. Obviously, the internet has been a big help, here.<\/p>\n

\"bolted<\/p>\n

Here is the obligatory arty shot of unmixed ingredients in a food processor… I lightly toasted the pine nuts to get that slightly-nutty flavour going.<\/p>\n

\"pesto<\/p>\n

Here it is mixed together. I added about half as much olive oil as the recipe I found stated, and half as much garlic – last time I made this, vampires were swooning for miles around.<\/p>\n

\"mixed<\/p>\n

Obviously, I can’t tell you how successful this was, as I made soup at the same time,\u00a0 and we had that for lunch instead of pesto& pasta. I put it in a jar ready for Steve to dip into for either his lunch or an Emergency Dinner.<\/p>\n

I didn’t notice the typo until I’d already printed the label. Let’s call this the deliberate imperfection I’ve put in so as not to anger the gods…<\/p>\n

\"pesto<\/p>\n

And here, for those who care to recreate, is the highly complicated recipe:<\/p>\n

\"very<\/p>\n

BTW this is vegan. Those who like to eat animal products can sub the “nooch” (nutritional yeast) with parmesan and you might want to add a large knob’s-worth of melted butter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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