Pesto is not, as many think, the Italian for ‘paste’. It means to pound, grind or crush, from the Genoese pesta(re), and refers to the method of making the pesto, as we today call the sauce known by ...
Wild garlic pesto is a great way to use up the bundles of wild garlic leave you’ve foraged, and Rachel Phipps’ recipe is a great starting point. You will need a blender or food processor to ...
Adding peas to the pesto gives a lovely natural fresh flavour ... which is much cheaper and gives a lovely creaminess to the sauce. For this recipe you will need a small food processor.