Tonight, though, he made beet-green pesto. That is pesto made from the greens on beets. Many people hardly know what beets look like, let alone their greens. Well, the greens are red and green. When you make them into pesto, it turns a beautiful/disgusting burgundy color. We took some photos of it in the mortar, but they looked kind of like murder, so we're only posting this one:
Startling, isn't it?
When we tasted it, we were shocked that this pesto tasted very mild -- no bite at all. Only after we were finished eating did Erik realize this bunch of beet greens was much bigger than the bunches of basil or arugula we usually use. So now we can't comment on the flavor of the pesto at all, only to say that it wasn't weird. :|
