Pesto!

My Basil is glorious!! planning on making a big batch of pesto today. I love it! It's my very favorite pasta topping.

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What time is dinner - I'll be there !

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yes mine too... yum
Have you tried adding sun dried toms to the mix for a different flavour
or changing the very expensive pine nuts for different ones like pea nuts or hazel nuts again it makes for a different flavor all scrummy
I oven roast the nuts first for deapth of flavour

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Almonds lightly toasted also make a lovely Pesto

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I'm pretty new to the pesto scene but it is so damned tasty we never have pasta with anything else now, just stir in the pesto and add a couple of shavings of parmesan.... hey presto perfect...

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I have splurged on the pine nuts. but I have used almonds and it was very good..

I also make a lemon caper pesto. Lemon juice and capers to taste... That variety is VERY good on fish!!

I freeze mine in plastic ice cube trays.. and when frozen, pop out the cubes and keep them in a freezer bag... easy to grab a small amount when needed..


You can make pesto out of baby spinach in the winter when there is no basil... it's good.. but not as good.