STEEMIT CULINARY CHALLENGE # 32: Pesto Toast with Strawberry and Mi...

Hello everyone,

This is my first time participating Steemit Culinary Challenge. I was told by a friend, the one who introduced me to Steemit. And then, when I wrote an introduction post, Hive account@woman-onthe-wing commented and mentioned about this challenge. I was so motivated and was thinking that it's doable. But then, I got so busy until today!!! And I realized that I wont make it but I tried anyway. I'm so sorry judge (Hive account@rebeccaryan) and sponsors if it's too simple, I tried my best.

So, here is my version of "Picnic Alfresco" :-)

Pesto Toast with Strawberry and Mini Mozzarela

Ingredients

1 cup strawberry, strawberry is now in season in Belgium and these one are from Wépion, Belgian's strawberry capital :-D It is located 57 km from Brussels, where I live
some toasted bread, you may use any kind of bread
1 cup mini mozzarela
1/4 pesto (recipe below)

PESTO

2 cups fresh basil leaves, I used my homegrown basil
1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano
1/4 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
3 cloves garlic
1/2 extra virgin olive oil
1/3 pine nuts
freshly ground black pepper to taste (no salt, because the cheese is already salty)
ice cubes

My homegrown organic basil

Method for PESTO

place the basil leaves and pine nuts into food processor, pulse several times

add the cheese and garlic, pulse again several times
while the food processor is running, pour the olive oil slowly, pulse it and then add in fresh ground black pepper and ice cubes (it helps in keeping the green color of pesto)