When making pesto, the traditional recipe calls for pine nuts. But have you ever considered using cashews instead? Cashews are a fantastic substitute for pine nuts in pesto, bringing their own unique ...
Pesto is not, as many think, the Italian for ‘paste’. It means to pound, grind or crush, from the Genoese pesta(re), and refers to the method of making the pesto, as we today call the sauce known by ...
Wild garlic pesto is a great way to use up the bundles of wild garlic leave you’ve foraged, and Rachel Phipps’ recipe is a great starting point. You will need a blender or food processor to ...
Once you have all of the above ingredients, simply blend them together in a blender or using a handheld immersion blender and you’ll have a delicious, bright pesto! Em does warn that you do have ...