Wild Garlic or Basil Pesto Mayonnaise

Name: Wild Garlic or Basil Pesto Mayonnaise
Yield: Makes about 600ml
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; around 300 ml good-quality shop-bought mayonnaise; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 60 g pine nuts; 60 g Parmesan, grated; a dash of lemon juice; 150 ml olive oil; 80 g wild garlic or basil; 80 g wild garlic or basil; 30 g curly parsley

Preparation info

Makes about
600 ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Gloagburn

By Alison Niven

Published 2025

About

This is an easy way to make the most of wild garlic when it’s in season, and it’s just as good made with fresh basil the rest of the year. Delicious served with pulled pork or burger rolls.

Ingredients

80 g wild garlic or basil
30 g curly parsley
60

United Kingdom
Scottish
Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Scotland

Method

Make the pesto first: put the wild garlic or basil into a food processor with the parsley, pine nuts, Parmesan, lemon juice and olive oil and blitz until you have a loose paste. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Scrape the pesto out into a large bowl and mix with an equal quantity of mayonnaise. Store in a jar in the fridge.