Basil Pesto

Pesto, the famous Ligurian basil sauce, is best made with summer basil and Italian pine nuts. The price of pine nuts has skyrocketed in recent years, so we now use cashews instead, which work brilliantly. Home-peeled almonds are also a good alternative. Homemade pesto takes minutes to make and tastes a million times better than most of the ones you can buy.

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