Homemade pesto recipes
Once you’ve made pesto yourself, there’s no going back to the shop-bought stuff! Browse our homemade pesto recipes from basil to mint to watercress versions.
If you’re looking for a recipe to use your freshly-made pesto in, take a look at our 20 ways with pesto page.
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Homemade pesto recipes
Wild garlic and hazelnut pesto
Gill Meller’s four-ingredient wild garlic and hazelnut pesto takes just 10 minutes to make and...

Homemade pesto recipes
Watercress pesto
We’ve used a mixture of watercress and basil in this pesto recipe for a lighter,...

Homemade pesto recipes
Hazelnut and mint pesto
Dunk fresh prawns into this nutty pesto or stuff it under chicken skin before cooking....

Homemade pesto recipes
Mint pesto
There’s no need for mint sauce with lamb – Simmone Logue’s mint pesto recipe brings...

Pesto alla genovese
Made the traditional way – using a pestle and mortar – this classic pesto, from...

Homemade pesto recipes
Punchy pesto
There’s nothing better than homemade pesto and this recipe, made with anchovies and capers, is...

Homemade pesto recipes
Marinated beef pesto
Chef Peter Gordon’s famous beef pesto recipe has an international following — the soy and...

Wild garlic recipes
Wild garlic pesto
Swap your traditional pesto for this wild garlic recipe during the spring while the leafy...

Homemade dressings and sauces
Classic basil pesto
You can vary this basil pesto recipe by using different herbs such as mint, coriander...

Homemade dressings and sauces
Olive pesto
This pesto recipe, made with black olives, is perfect for spreading onto crostini for tasty...

Tomato and chilli pesto
This spicy tomato pesto recipe, alongside our Roast tomato and black olive pasta sauce, makes...

Homemade pesto recipes
Kale and pecorino pesto
Think pesto is all about the basil? This pesto recipe is made with kale, it’s...

Artichoke pesto
This quick and easy cheat’s pesto simply combines regular basil pesto with the subtle flavour...