Basil pesto

Very tasty! Despite there being a generous amount of parmesan cheese in it, I still felt it needed more seasoning.

Quite bland. Needs some salt and maybe less Parmesan. Something not quite right.

I suggest trying less oil (3.5 tbs) and less parmesan 50 gms and a touch more Basil. Process with half the pine nuts to start with and when the right consistency, add the remaining pine nuts so you can bring out more nut flavor and give it a bit more chunkiness. Perfect for me!

I whizzed this up as per the recipe and it wasn't quite right. Added 1/2 cup more basil. A touch more oil... Still wasn't right. Very thick and cheesy. Next time I tried this with only 1/4 cup of parmesan. The extra oil, and extra basil... MUCH better.

I feel so bad that I haven't made pesto before after finding out it is such an easy thing to make!

Love this pesto! Great for wraps, pasta, simply delicious

I make this with almonds instead of pine nuts - much cheaper and is the best pesto I have ever made... I love it! I don't always put much oil it, if I am making it for wraps and it still turns out amazing.

Delicious

Love this pesto, and so easy to make. I can't go back to ready made pesto after eating this.

So easy,quick and delicious!!

Basil is my favourite herb and I always have it growing. This was delicious, never will I ever buy pesto again!! LOVED IT!! super easy as well

This is the best pesto I have EVER had! I used almonds instead of pine nuts, and I just love it. Will never buy it from the shops again.

Cashews work equally as well, easier on the budget too. I addded a dash of lemon juice and some sea salt to turn it from OK to fantatic!

This is the first time Ive ever made a pesto. I used a pestle and mortar, and all ingredients blended perfectly. I had to refrain from eating it out of the bowl, it was so delicious.

I roasted the pine nuts in a dry frying an instead of the oven, must more practical on an Australian Summer's day

I made this pesto on a whim, after passing my herb gardens & the basil was plentiful. I didn't have pine nuts, so I toasted flaked almonds & used them instead. This was so quick to do, & so easy, but most of all so delicious! I did add some lemon rind & a little juice. Will do again

Easy! First time making pesto and loved this recipe. Will never buy pesto in a jar again!

Amazing pesto recipe. It is quite thick, so when I served it with pasta, I kept some of the cooking liquid and added that. That way it wasn't too oily, and much healthier.

Sooooo delicious! I only added one garlic clove and it was almost perfect. The pesto is quite thick, so when it was time to serve it with pasta, I added a little bit more olive oil to the pesto.

This was almost perfect except I found the garlic a bit over bearing. Will only use one clove next time- and I will be making it again!

Equally good without garlic - my young kids are averse to the taste of raw garlic, sadly. Other than that, followed recipe quantities near exactly.

So delicious and super easy!! I added less Parmesan (1/2 cup) as I thought it might be a little too cheesy. I also added less olive oil (4 tbs) to reduce the oiliness. Perfect!!! Tastes fantastic with pasta, chicken and sun-dried tomatoes...definitely a keeper!!

I love this pesto, it is super easy and tastes amazing.

Love this recipe! It's a great way to use up all the extra basil growing in my herb garden. When I make it I also add the juice of 1 lemon.

This was super easy and delicious, I used roasted cashews instead of pine nuts and it worked really well

easy n yummy. used on tastes pumpkin pesto pasta recipe. :)

I cannot recommend this recipe highly enough. Loved it. Will never eat store-bought pesto again!

super easy and really yummy

So easy! I followed exactally, i never used to like basil pesto but now.... i love it! I used it with the basil pesto chicken recipe (on this site) yummo!!

Incredibly easy to make and insanely delicious. I have used this recipe so many times (dips, chicken, pasta etc). Bit less cheese, bit more basil hits the spot nicely.

Yum, Yum, Yum. Added extra basil for a more authentic taste.

I made using a combo of walnuts and pine nuts and only one normal size clove of garlic. i found i had to add lemon to try and tone down the bitterness of it. Next time I'd use just cashews as I think the walnuts were way too strong for pesto. An OK pesto, needs tweaking.

This pesto is so yummy, I have made it many times. The best thing is that it freezes well so I can use up any excess basil...

Very easy to make, first batch was a bit to creamy from the cheese so reduced it the next time, added pinenuts and cashews plus a squeeze of lemon, and less garlic. Yummy on toasted turkish bread.

Really easy to make and tastes great - have made it a few times now. Can be a bit garlic-y so I used just half a normal-sized clove this time and it's perfect!

Such a great way to use up fresh basil. And it keeps for four months!!! amazing.

I love this pesto. I swap the pinenut for walnut and find that even tastier! Delicious and far better compared to anything out of a jar!

Beautiful pesto- super easy & quick (only 10mins for me) to make. I love it mixed with greek yogurt to use as a dip! Yummy!

This recipe is nice but not a traditional pesto recipe which has a lot more basil, parsley and less cheese. Tasty but just too similar to the Copperpot Dip Chunky Basil dip to me.

Love this it's great with cashews or macadamia's for a change too! Tastes better the next day and freezes well.

sooo good and not oily at all which i loved!

We were initially worried that it would not be a big enough portion, but it managed to make enough for 4. It had a rich yet almost creamy flavour. We liked it a lot and had second helpings. :D

Great recipe! I'm not much of a cook (or at all!) but this was really easy and turned out wonderfully. My only warning would be to make sure you use garlic cloves on the smaller side of small or just use 1 if you have a med/large clove- I used two of the smallest cloves I had out of two heads(??) of garlic and it was a touch too much. Perfect recipe though!

so easy & so delish.

Yum Yum Yum!! Even better when you get to use fresh basil from your own garden! I will def. be making this one again!! :)

I made this to go with the chicken and basil pesto recipe. Both fabulous and very very easy. It will go on my list of regular meals. Thank you!

A delicious pesto. A cheaper option is to substitute pine nuts ($8 a bag!) for pumpkin seeds. I used the same quantity and toasted them too. The flavour was just as good as the original - rich and nutty.

Yum Yum YUM!!!! I did put a little lemon Juice and also salt and pepper but it was just so fresh I put soft cheese avocado into a chicken breast then into puff pastry - oh my it was so amazing!!!

Lovely!

This pesto is truely delicious. I didn't add quite as much oil as the recipe suggests however.

yum! My blender died on me so i had to manually chop it, it turned out fine though. I cooked this pesto with mushrooms and pan fried chicken with cream (i added a bit too much -200mL but it still tasted nice)

Really easy - really tasty

I love this recipe but I added some lemon juice (a tip from my dad) to give it more tang.

This is now my standard recipe -- doubles easily and freezes in meal-sized portions well too.

Who ever thought it could taste so good without salt? Great pesto!

A beautiful pesto! Will never buy it again, this is tastier and easier to make!

Really easy and quick recipe and very yummy. Doesn't make too much.

This recipe is just perfect - tasty and easy!!

Have been looking for a good, solid recipe for pesto and this was perfect. made it for the basil pesto chicken recipe (also on taste.com.au) and it was a HUGE hit!!

This was the first time I made pesto and I was very impressed! It was easy and does not contain as much oil as many other pesto recipes. I will make it again for sure!

So delicious and so simple - unfortunately I don't have a food processor, but got by ok with my stab mixer - albeit with some parmesan flying about! Will be making this recipe many times again.

this is a beautiful and simple recipe for pesto. its so hard to find a good pesto or trust a recipe, but this one is fantastic!!!! soooo delicious and easy to make. absolutely loved it as did the whole family

So quick and easy. Tastes delicious!

Fantastic pesto. The whole family loved it and I'll be making this again for sure!

This recipe is really easy (well, it was when I remembered to put the chopping blades into the processor! :) The basil was fresh from my garden, too.

I used raw cashews as I didn't have any pine nuts and it tasted great!

everybody loves this pesto and i get requests for it all the time! I'm basil crazy...so i eat it on crackers, pasta, meat, potatoes, everything!!

A beautifully balanced pesto.

Really easy, quick and delicious. Make changes like adding a little chilli or using roasted garlic or garlic olive oil

This recipe was easy to make and tasted good!