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Let these DIY pestos put a little spring in your step this season. They'll liven up salads, roasted vegetables, simple pastas, grilled skewers and even grilled fish—depending on what you're in the mood for, these recipes can do it all. Find new ways to add fresh flavour to dinner in the gallery below:
This spring greens pesto fights food waste, and is as flexible as it is tasty. "My farm box pesto used all my excess herbs and greens and even things I normally composted (like carrot and radish tops). The resulting silky, luscious sauce was so good that I dunked bread crusts into the blender for mid-way taste tests," writer Vanessa Chiasson says. Get the recipe here.
.(Photo: Vanessa Chiasson)Loaded with mint, lemon juice, almonds and parmesan, this is great on pasta or served with pita as a dip. Get this asparagus pesto recipe.
(Photo: Roberto Caruso)Change up pesto’s traditional flavour profile with onion, spanish cheese and walnuts. Get this onion-basil pesto recipe.
(Photo: Erik Putz)Serve this cilantro and serrano pesto on grilled veggie or meat skewers, with pasta or over grilled chicken. Get this Mexican pesto recipe.
(Photo: Erik Putz)A vegan-friendly pesto with carrots, thyme, garlic and hemp. Get this vegan carrot pesto recipe.
(Photo: Erik Putz)Who says pesto has to be all about the basil and pine nuts? Give kale and walnuts a whirl in the processor—you won’t be disappointed. Get this kale-walnut pesto recipe.
(Photo: Erik Putz)Use garlic scape pesto in the same way you would use in any pesto: toss with pasta, salad dressing, or toss with vegetables like blanched green beans. Get the recipe here.
Say hello to delicious small-batch preserves that take just minutes to make! Use this beautiful basil pesto recipe to make any dish extraordinary.
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