i still smell like garlic.

it was so worth it though.
made a yummy recipe for dinner last night.
only had to cook the pasta! the sauce was made in the food processor. no cooking at all!!

the recipe was from taste of home. love their recipes. have a few of their cookbooks. and actually use them regularly!

verde sauce.
-6 green onions cut into thirds
-5 garlic cloves, peeled
-2 tsp grated lemon peel
-3 cups loosely packed basil leaves
-3 cups loosely packd parsley sprigs
-1 jar {10 oz.} sliced green olives with pimentos, drained
-1 jar {3.5 oz} capers, drained
-3 tbsp. lemon juice
-1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
-1 cup graed parmesan and romano cheese blend
-1 cup olive oil
-cooked pasta

place onions, garlic and lemon peel in food processor; cover and pulse until chopped. add half of the basil and parsley; cover and process until chopped. add remaining basil and parsley; chop.
add the olives, capers, lemon juice, pepper falkes and cheese; cover and process until blended. while processing gradually add oil in steady stream.
serve with pasta.

now i have to admit, i have a hard time shopping for recipe ingredients. i don't know what it is, but i always get something wrong. not enough, completely forget. always mess it up! this time was no exception. didn't get enough basil! so ours was a bit extra parsley tasting. we also always add extra garlic to recipes. not sure it was needed this time!!

it does make a lot of sauce {recipes states that it yields 3 cups}. so much so that we're going to freeze our left overs. hoping it holds up well in the freezer!