Avocado Pesto
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
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One day I was sitting at work and a calendar reminder popped up that I had an appointment with Doug this week. Seeing how my regional manager’s name was Doug, I assumed it was a fairly important meeting. The problem was that I could not remember what our meeting was about.
Typically, Doug would meet with us about sales goals and other campaigns for the bank, so I was dumbfounded as to what this could be about. I went to my manager to see if she knew and she didn’t .
I thought that it was strange that the head honcho was coming to meet with just me, and no one had any clue what it was about. Could it be a promotion??? Oh no, was I in trouble for something? What could it be?
Finally, I knew I had to do something about it so I sent a simple email inquiring aboutthe details of our meeting. A quick response came back, and Doug said that he did not have a meeting with me on his calendar.
Hmm…I thought it was strange. Why did I have the reminder set on my calendar? Then it hit me. By appointment with Doug, I was reminding myself that I needed to take my dog to the vet. Dohhhh!!!
What a dumb mistake! At least I didn’t make a mistake by adding an avocado to my typical pesto recipe tonight to make…
Avocado Pesto
Ingredients:
2 cups basil
1/3 cup pine nuts
½ lemon, juiced
3 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon garlic, minced
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 avocado
Directions:
1. Place basil in food processor. Top with pine nuts.
2. Add lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper and blend together.
3. For my basic pesto mix I would stop there, but tonight I decided to add an avocado for a creamier result. Continue mixing.
4. Enjoy!
Pesto is so versatile it can be used in anything. I like it tossed in pasta, used as a pizza base, or as dressing on a sandwich.
With the addition of avocado this would make a pasta meal so luscious and creamy.
I happen to also really love pesto because I have so much success with basil in my garden. It is one the few things I can manage to keep alive.
What do you have the most success with in your garden?
