I had it in my mind to make salsa, but when I asked Rich if he would prefer salsa or pasta sauce he wanted the pasta. Soooo, then I decided to see what else I could harvest from the garden to make a healthy and delicious sauce for some whole grain pasta.
It was all there for me, or mostly anyway... I did have some onion and garlic that had come from the store that needed using up.
Here's what I found in the yard and patio in addition to the tomatoes that I made into a pesto of sorts as the flavor base with the garlic- a large beet leaf, some kale leaves, basil, oregano, zucchini, tomatillos, parsley, thyme... hmmmm, maybe that's it. I put all of the leafy kind of stuff in the blender and grated up the zucchini and heated it in the microwave for a minute or so, then dumped that in. I chopped some of the tomatillos in half and a couple of garlic cloves and microwaved them for a minute to soften and added it to the blender with the leafy stuff and some olive oil and salt and pepper. (They say on the Food Network to season each layer). I came out with a green sauce that smelled awesome!
Oh yeah that, I chopped the tomatoes in half or pieces with the onion, and added some more garden goods- bell peppers, one jalapeño, and
