Grilled Pork Chops with Rosemary Pesto
This is what's left from my summer garden and I was wondering what to do with all that rosemary. That very evening, I was watching Rachael Ray and she made a rosemary pesto and put it over pasta. I had three lovely pork chops in the fridge and thought it would make a perfect sauce. So here is: Rachael's Rosemary Pesto Recipe 5 large stems of fresh rosemary She used Parmesano-regianno cheese, but I used fresh Parmesan About 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1 lg. clove garlic Olive oil Start by removing the leaves from the woody stems of the rosemary. They easily slide off by pulling down with thumb and forefinger. Rinse leaves under cold water. Then blot on paper towels. Put leaves in your food processor or blender along with the cheese, garlic and walnuts. Pulse chop until it looks like this: Remove the stopper on the top of your food processor or blender. While pulsing, stream in olive oil... enough to create a nice paste... About a half cup. This pesto is SO fragrant! Over the years,...