Vegan Pesto Recipe Makes Use of Basil Bonanza

Basil grows like a weed. That’s my conclusion after planting a sprig of it 4 months ago. It’s late summer, early fall now here in Jaffa, Israel, and the basil (or basilicum as locals call it) is ripe for the picking. But how many leaves of basil can you garnish your salad with? Or eat in pasta? I had a plan to make pesto. Now when I cook, I rarely make sure I have the right ingredients. And I practically never use a recipe. You could say that I like to swing it. Most of the time, the food tu