Food: Pesto Ten Ways!

Pesto, right? It’s good, yes?  Personally I love a bit of pesto. I’m into the traditional basil pesto.  Yum.  But I also love all kinds of pesto variations. Parsley pesto. Coriander pesto. Spinach pesto. Win.

You might already know that pesto has its origins in Genoa in the North of Italy, but like all good things its travelled much further afield and been adapted in all kinds of clever and more-ish ways.

We’ve just sprung into Spring in Australia, and bountiful basil is not too far away, but I’m loving the idea of broccoli pesto and other pesto spins, which make the most of seasonal produce and blitz up the flavours of the day into something green, silky and delicious.

I’ve pulled together lots of recipes featuring pesto as the hero.  Follow the recipe and reap the rewards, or tweak it into something you know you’ll like better.  Let’s go pesto!

Simple Pesto with Gnocchi via Globetrotter Diaries (above)

 White Bean and Pesto Soup via Eat.Repeat (above)

Radish Pesto Salad by Coconut and Lime (above)

 Coriander and Nori Pesto via Veggie Num Num (above)

 Broccoli Pesto via The New York Times (above)

 Broccoli and Walnut Pesto via Tastespotting the Blog (above)

Kale Chickpea Pesto with Green Tea Noodles, Peas and Asparagus via Tastespotting the Blog (above)

Tomato and Pesto Tart via Kitchen72 (above)

 Pesto, Shrimp and Garlic Toast via Everything Fabulous (above)

Spinach Pesto Pasta with Chicken via Food Republic (above)

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Tell me, do you have a favourite pesto recipe?  Do you love the green goodness of pesto, peeps?

xx Pip