Basil, Chard and Bacon, oh my!

This week's farmshare arrived yesterday and was HUGE.  We split our share with friends, but still it's a lot to sort through & takes up most of my kitchen counter.  This week's share included lots of tasty things, but I first tackled the basil, swiss chard and broccoli. 
 

I used the basil to make pesto, my first pesto since giving up dairy a few months ago (another topic for a future post).  I also didn't have pine nuts, so I subbed macadamian nuts that I had on hand. Without the tang of parmesean, the pesto needed a bite so I added hot sauce to balance out the creaminess of the oil and nuts.  

  


Basil & macadamia nut pesto

The broccoli I simply steamed, that way the kiddo can eat it and we can use it in other meals.  



Offspring v. Broccoli (not sure who's winning)



For the swiss chard (to which I added some chard from our own garden), I fried up some bacon and then cooked the chard in the bacon fat. 

 


Mmm, bacon....

 

A little seasoning and bacon fat goes a long way towards a delish side for my leftover salmon made new again with a dollop of macadamia nut pesto. 




CSA swish chard + swiss chard from our own garden

 

I topped the swiss chard with the cooked bacon I had set aside, and there you have it - dinner is served!



Fish with a side of meat