Pesto Recipes

Oprah's Pesto: Not just for the book club. Fresh basil, garlic, and a zing of lemon that even Dr. Phil couldn't analyze.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Pesto is a versatile sauce that can be used in a variety of dishes. Pesto is traditionally made using a mortar and pestle, but now it is more commonly made in a food processor.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Homemade pesto can be your secret weapon for fresh-tasting Italian cooking. Make some extra to freeze so you can have pesto, pronto, whenever you need it.


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With plenty of basil and a bite from balsamic, this tangy pesto sauce would be equally at home on a grilled pizza or some simple crostini with a drizzle of olive oil.


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Whether you've got an allergy or simply forgot to pick up pine nuts from the store, don't worry. Delicious pesto is very much still on the table. As long as you've got fresh...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

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Homemade pesto is undoubtedly one of those "never go back to store-bought" recipes. The fresh flavor of olive oil, earthy pine nuts, and Parmesan is simply sublime.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Pesto! An exciting word for an exciting flavor. If you've never given your salads the pesto treatment, this vinaigrette is for you.


Time:   1-2 hours

Made with pasta, basil, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, garlic salt and pepper, crushed red pepper, olive oil

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with Parmesan cheese, fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, blue cheese


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with pimento-stuffed green olives, pine nuts, garlic, capers, basil, Parmesan-Reggiano cheese, olive oil


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Made with olive oil, garlic, fresh basil, fresh mint, walnuts, frozen orange juice concentrate


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Made with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, pine nuts, dried ancho chilies or pasilla chilies, red bell pepper, chipotle chilies

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with red wine vinegar, garlic, shallots, sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, fresh parsley, black olives, pine nuts


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with rice milk, salt, jalapeno pepper, lemon, olive oil, basil leaves, fresh mango, pine nuts, garlic


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Made with fresh basil, pine nuts or walnuts, salt, olive oil, garlic, Parmesan cheese


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Made with sea salt, water, garlic, cilantro leaves, almonds, Parma, olive oil, lemon juice


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Made with white wine, pesto sauce, roasted red bell peppers

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

This version of pesto calls for miso which has lots of concentrated flavor in it. If you don't have miso on hand, try substituting tahini for it.


Time:   under 30 minutes