You know all those recipes with kale? The ones that say to just use the leaves and save the big stems for another use? Well friends this is your "other use."
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Kale Stem Pesto | VEG HACKS
In the same way I save old tortillas for the final tortilla soup I save chopped up bits of kale stems (and sometimes other stems) for this final pesto. Little bags of them are scattered around my freezer. When I'm ready to make this I mix them in with fresh chopped stems so the whole thing doesn't taste too "frozen."
I love making this in the colder months when the abundance of fresh herbs is harder to come by. I added some parsley and a little bit of fresh basil that I had to use up but feel free to experiment with what you have.
The idea comes from one of my favorite books An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler. If you haven't read it you should. It's all about cooking with what you have and not wasting any food not even the stems. (Or at least watch her Ted Talk on "who's a smart chef"… it's just so inspiring.)
