Pesto is one of the great Italian flavour combinations that works on anything from chips to pasta.  It’s delicious drizzled over BBQ fish and meat and makes a very simple supper on those days you need to hit the kitchen running.  Supermarkets sell pesto of varying prices – anything from £1 upwards.  You get what you pay for.

Homemade pesto is ridiculously easy to make but you do need a food processor to get the desired texture – if however, you do this in a pestle and mortar, the flavours will be the same but will appear to be more rustic in texture.

Homemade Pesto

To make this Easy Peasy Pesto add basil, pinenuts, clove of garlic, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and lemon zest and juice to a food processor and blitz.  Slowly drizzle in a good quality olive oil until you get the texture you prefer.

Leftover pesto can be used as a vibrantly fresh pizza base:

Another great way to use pesto is spreading it over chicken breasts.  This can then be used in sandwiches, salads, tossed with pasta or added to quesadillas.

Click on the following link to make PESTO CHICKEN QUESADILLAS which makes a great sunday supper.

Enjoy!