PESTO!

I've been thinking about this recipe all week long. You don't even know.

But first! I must share my breakfast from this morning. If you haven't noticed, I've been mixing up my breakfasts a lot lately. Most of you readers know that for my entire life, I ate cereal for breakfast. Every day. However, recently, I found out about the presence of sugar in almost every cereal. So I made a drastic move to oatmeal/smoothies/other grains.

I've also made another drastic move in terms of my diet, but I am planning on sharing that much later. [Edited to add: wow, I don't know why I didn't finish that sentence when I originally wrote the post. Woops.]

Today, I made blueberry "ice cream" for breakfast. 

1 frozen banana blended with almond milk, blueberries, chia seeds, and hemp seeds. 

And then I topped it with some grape nuts. 

It was quite creamy, and the grape nuts gave a nice crunch to it. It was like eating cereal with ice cream. 

And now for our feature presentation: swiss chard and walnut pesto.

This is an awesome way to get in greens and healthy fats. Not only that, but it tastes great!!

Ingredients:

• 2 large swiss chard leaves
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt/pepper to taste

Chop the big chard leaves.

Saute them in 1 tablespoon olive oil for a few minutes.

Until they wilt a little.

Chop the garlic in the food processor.

Add the basil.

Add the walnuts.

Add the chard, salt/pepper, and lemon juice. And then add 2 tablespoons olive oil.

And then blend away!

Makes enough to fit in a small jar!

I topped some ciabatta bread with pesto, mushrooms, and fresh mozzarella.

I'm quite proud of this recipe. And I can't wait to try it with quinoa/pasta/roasted veggies!!