HOMEMADE PESTO SAUCE

I always tell my clients that dredging our proteins in sugar is a true shame. One of the ways I love to prepare my salmon or chicken cutlets is by making my own pesto sauce with my homegrown basil. Even if you don’t grow your own herbs, you can do this too using frozen basil cubes.

Pesto Sauce:

Handful fresh basil or 3 frozen basil cubes

3 cloves fresh garlic or 3 frozen garlic cubes

¼ cup olive oil

½ tsp salt

Blend with an immersion blender. Pour over fish or chicken cutlets and grill in grill pan or outdoor grill. Pure, natural goodness. At this point, you can see why functional medicine doctors recommend spices, herbs, and derived supplements as a routine part of preventive care. When we understand that food is medicine, it follows that herbs and spices go a step further—they are super-potent medicine that tastes great, with no “spoonful of sugar” required.

Shaindy Oberlander, BS, INHC, a graduate from Mercy College and IIN, runs her functional medicine-based nutrition practice in Toms River NJ and virtually as well. Shaindy has tracks for teens, nursing and pregnant mothers, women peri/post menopause, and tracks from women suffering from hormonal issues. She can be reached at 347.228.1198 or via her website at www.benefithealthprogram.com

Note: Please consult with your halachic authority regarding insect inspection of home-grown produce.