Comments on: Homemade Basil Pesto

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:22:15 +0000

I grow my own basil too and have enjoyed making my pesto for the last 5 years. If you cannot find pine nuts, use walnuts, pecans or almonds. Have fun. I have used it on sandwiches, pizza’s, pasta and lots of dips. I have used it in soups, too. Today, I am going to make a humus with chicpeas, canoloni beans, avacado and basil pesto. And, I am going to toss in some fresh chives and parsley from my garden. Sounds good to me.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:00:37 +0000

I love making my own pesto…and our recipes are very similar. Thought you may want to see a video of it: http://www.noreciperequired.com/recipe/spaghetti-pesto-chicken

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By: Susan Blossom

Susan Blossom — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:21:54 +0000

Pinenuts: Costco is the best place to buy pinenuts. The price is excellent & you can keep the bag of nuts fresh in the freezer for ages.

By: Susan Blossom

Susan Blossom — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:15:08 +0000

Last summer I grew 3 different basils & got their names mixed up. One of them accidentally wasn’t even a basil but I made a lot of pesto with it. It’s called Lime Mint & it smells like basil. So I say try making pesto style things with other herbs. You might find something you really like. Also, I used toasted pecans in all my pestos last summer in place of the pinenuts & it was fabulous!

BTW, the Lime Mint lived through our cold Utah winter, so it was a wonderful surprise to see it thriving this spring. It’s also good in flower arrangements since it’s nice looking AND a bonus: it makes the arrangement smell good!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:11:01 +0000

Marie, I’ve been a lurker on your site for quite some time! Thanks for all the great ideas!

Just to let you know, a full sized food processor takes up a TON of space on your counter and we dont use ours that often.

For small things, we actually use the Magic Bullet. It’s surprisingly good!

By: Kaza

Kaza — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:15:15 +0000

Mmmmm… love pesto. I can’t wait to try this. I’m going to go subscribe now. Awesome blog!

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By: Naama

Naama — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:18:29 +0000

It is so nice to see simple and nice recipes! your pesto is looking great, so fresh and delicious. also, spreading it on a pizza crust looks like a great idea!

By: katy

katy — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:59:11 +0000

YUM! didn’t grow basil this year. seeing your post reminded me how much I love fresh pesto. I freeze mine (when I make a big batch) in a muffin tin (not as ice cube tray – too small) for future use.

Try mixing pesto with mayo for some yummy sandwich spread.

Also delicious spread on salmon and grilled.

Enjoy your harvest -