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Homemade pesto recipes

Have a go at making your own pesto. Our easy homemade pesto recipes include classic basil, wild garlic, broccoli, watercress and red pesto, plus plenty of simple meals to make with them.

Classic pestos: Learn how to make perfect basil pesto (pesto alla genovese) and our best pesto pasta recipe. We’ve got all the popular pesto spins, including watercress and mint versions.

Seasonal variations: Try wild garlic pesto in spring. How about a zingy tomato red pesto in summer, and and earthy sage pesto to serve with squash ravioli in autumn?

Quick dinner ideas: Throw together a quick broccoli pesto gnocchi, 15-minute red pepper pesto pasta or dish up trapenese pesto pasta with salmon.

Pesto and pasta belong together. Browse dozens more quick pasta recipes.

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Broccoli

Pasta ‘risotto’ with broccoli and walnut pesto

Cooking pasta in splashes of stock like a risotto ups the flavour and gives you a thick, creamy sauce that binds it all together.

Vegetarian

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Courgettes

Courgette ribbons with pesto alla trapanese

This fresh and crunchy salad is ideal for a speedy lunch or barbecue side. Coat courgette ribbons in pesto for an incredible flavour pairing.

Gluten-free

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Sausage pasta

Sausage, courgette and watercress pesto pasta

Peppery summer watercress is a brilliant partner for silky courgettes in this easy sausage pasta dish with homemade, lemony pesto.

Dairy-free

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Homemade dressings and sauces

Green sauce

Make a big batch of this green herby sauce, store it in the freezer and you’ll be able to create delicious dishes at the drop of a hat.

Dairy-free Freezable Gluten-free Vegan

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Wild garlic

Wild garlic pesto lasagne

Make the most of seasonal wild garlic with this springtime wild garlic pesto lasagne. It’s quicker and lighter than your standard lasagne.

Vegetarian

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Easy dinner ideas

Chicken, bean and orzo soup with walnut pesto

This hearty chicken and bean soup is packed with nuggets of filling orzo pasta. Finish with a generous swirl of homemade walnut pesto.

Freezable

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Nduja

Charred purple sprouting broccoli with ‘nduja, kale pesto and crackling crumb

Charred broccoli is elevated by the umami sweetness of the ’nduja dressing. Perfect as a summer side dish!

Dairy-free Gluten-free

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30-minute meals

Best pesto pasta

Make the best ever pesto pasta with our easy recipe. Trofie pasta is tossed together with homemade pesto, potatoes and green beans.

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Summer pastas

Trapanese pesto pasta with salmon

Scily’s trapanese pesto is made with tomatoes, toasted almonds and mint alongside the basil and cheese. The perfect partner for salmon pasta.

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Gnocchi

Broccoli gnocchi

Use both florets and stalks to make a rich broccoli pesto bolstered by super-savoury anchovies and basil. It works wonders with gnocchi.

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15-minute meals

Red pepper pesto pasta

Our punchy homemade pesto with hazelnuts and red pepper tastes so much better than pesto from a jar. Toss with pasta for a 15-minute meal.

Vegetarian

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Brussels sprouts

Sprout pesto

Sprout pesto is a quick and easy way to add a Christmas hit of flavour to pasta dishes, soups or canapés. Keeps for 2-3 days in the fridge.

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Homemade pesto

Wild garlic and hazelnut pesto

This four-ingredient wild garlic and hazelnut pesto takes just 10 minutes to make and tastes great with soups, pasta dishes, meat and fish.

Vegetarian

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Italian pastas

Squash ravioli with mushrooms and sage pesto

This autumnal recipe is filled with butternut squash and served with roasted mushrooms and sage pesto for a knockout dinner party main (that's vegan!).

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