Pesto and Cucumber Soup
I decided to grow a few herbs this year, but I have such a habit of using dried herbs that I forget to ever cook with fresh. Today I fixed this issue with my basil plant by making a small batch of pesto. I’m freezing it in an ice cube tray to have chunks to use for later dishes. Hopefully I’ll get even more basil to add to this.
We are overflowing with cucumbers at the moment but as I still have pickles left over from last season I need to find different uses for my cucumbers. I love fresh cucumber salad in a vinegar/sugar dressing and plan to make plenty of it this year. I also went ahead and experimented with making a cucumber soup. It called for avocado, yogurt, parsley, chicken broth, and spices. I used our garden onions too.
I ate it warm and thought it was good. Drew says he will only eat it chilled, so he is patiently waiting as it cools in the fridge.