fresh basil, garlic, and pine nuts, and you'll have a fresh, green homemade pesto at home in minutes. Even so, some days you simply can't be bothered to make it — let alone clean your blender.

There is nothing like fresh pesto in the summer. I’ll eat basil pesto from a jar too, but this is one of those times where ...

Struggling to find fresh herbs to feed his daughters' "green pasta" obsession, Mr Mathew Howe decided to start growing it himself. Years later, the former banker now finds himself growing fresh ...

The word pesto comes from the Italian word pestare, which means to crush or to pound. This sauce is said to have originated ...

First prepare the pesto sauce: mix basil leaves ... Finish with a drizzling of olive oil, a sprinkling of red chilli powder and fresh basil leaves on top. Serve with pita breads.

Fresh pesto in tubs should be used within two to three days. Pesto can easily be made at home but you do need a generous amount of basil leaves to make just a small portion of pesto. Variations ...

This simple pesto pasta salad is dressed with fresh basil pesto. You will only need half of the pesto for this recipe: keep the rest for another meal – it’s delicious with Mediterranean ...

Create a stunning mackerel and tomato pasta with homemade almond mint pesto in under 30 minutes for a nutritious weeknight dinner.

James Martin whips up a super quick fresh pasta dish (made with his super duper pasta maker!) with wild garlic and basil pesto, ahead of his upcoming tour which he promises will delight and entertain.