Zoom Cooking Class #16: July 14, 2020: Mixed Green Pesto

Common Threads Zoom Cooking Class #15: Mixed Green Pesto

This recipe is a staple at Common Threads Spring and Summer Camps. Suitable for ages 5+.

Join our interactive cooking classes, led by our 2019-2020 Food Educator team, right from your home!

On Tuesday, July 14th, Ms. Hannah, AmeriCorps Food Educator at Fisher and Alderwood Elementaries, will be teaching you how to prepare a super yummy Mixed Greens Pesto. Through Zoom, your kid(s) will be able to follow along, ask questions, eat something delicious, and have fun!

Helper: Ms. Indigo  (Americorps Food Educator Cascadia Elementary).

Tuesday, July 14th, 2020

Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm

# spots: 10 (this might increase for future classes, depending on interest)

Recipe: Mixed Greens Pesto

This recipe: 

• Is Knife-free

• Is Heat-free

• Uses a blender

• Is Vegan

• Is Gluten-Free

Common Threads Recipes never use peanuts, shellfish, fish, and other meat. We will always flag if our recipe contains any common allergens (milk, eggs, tree nuts, wheat, soy, sesame, etc.) If you cannot eat an ingredient, we will gladly work with you to come up with alternatives. 

Ingredients you will need:

• 3 cups fresh greens (kale, chard, spinach, basil, carrot tops, beet greens, herbs)

• 4 garlic cloves

• ¼ cups olive oil

• ½ tsp sea salt

• 1 Tbs lemon juice

• ¾ cups pine nuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, or cashews.

• ¾ cups hard cheese, shredded (optional)

Materials you will need:

• Measuring spoons (or a small spoon and a big spoon)

• Mixing spoon

• Blender

• Rubber Spatula (nice for scraping out blender)

• A computer or phone, to join the zoom class!

Prep Ahead:

Have all your ingredients and materials out on the counter ready to go (we will prep in class). The zoom class invitation will be emailed to you within registration confirmation.

Cost: $20, $10, or $0

• Ticket pricing: Our goal is to make these classes both accessible and sustainable. For this reason we encourage you all to pay what you can by selecting the ticket price that you can afford at this time. There will be multiple prices for you to choose from as well as an option to donate if you would like to help offset the cost for other families to attend. 

• Account creation: Consider creating an account with a login and password to make the registration process easier in the future - this option is on the registration page.

• Waitlist: If a class is full, you will be given the option to be added to the waitlist. If a space opens up, we will notify you and collect payment at that time to secure your space. 

Registration closes an hour before the event. We will open more classes up as we go, so check back in to our website for future dates and recipes!