Meyer Lemon and Sprouted Pesto

It may be winter outside but it’s spring in my house.  My garden last summer was a total disaster, I obviously had no clue what I was doing and while I was gone for 5 months, let’s just say that McGyver and Thing 2 didn’t give it much attention.  I yielded a couple of radishes and some Thai red peppers, that’s it.

Disappointing to say the least.  But then there is Pinterest to help out.  As in, this is so easy just stick some cloves of garlic in water, sprout them and eat their green tops.

And my organic grocery store helped.  Sprouts, any one can grow these just follow the instructions that are no where to be found.  Thank goodness for facebook friends and a little internet research.

More Pinterspiration: starting celery (which is doing quite well so far) and green onions. Harvest the green tops and they grow back, it’s like a chia pet.  What about the super cool skull head shot glass?

It’s no secret my dear love of all that is lemon.  I’ve been trying to grow a Meyer Lemon tree in my house.  It’s slow going but producing (nothing to harvest yet…the lemon is from the grocery store).

Although not grown in home, this watercress is a plant.  One of the live veggies you can buy at the store.  McGyver picked it, I’ve kept it in water and it has thrived quite well.  Until we ate it of course.

What do you do with homemade pasta that kissed the floor, sprouts, garlic and green onion tops, some watercress and some sugar snap peas that are on their last legs?  You make spring on a plate.

The pesto was garlicky, lemony and grassy.  If you closed your eyes, shut out the snow, you got the sense that you were wandering through a field with just a hint of lemon blossom wafting through the air.  The pasta felt like grass blades caressing my tongue, the sugar snap peas were crisp like an early spring day, lemon brought the sunshine and the goat cheese provided some creaminess and tang for a perfect balance to the sharp garlic taste and the grassiness of the sprouts and watercress.

I will keep growing my sprouts and sprouting my garlic and onions, if for no other reason than to make this pesto again.  I’ll probably skip having the pasta fall on the floor though.

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