Pesto Archives - Closet Cooking https://www.closetcooking.com/category/pesto/ Cooking adventures in a small, closet sized, kitchen. - I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen. Mon, 26 May 2025 10:57:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://www.closetcooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Pesto Archives - Closet Cooking https://www.closetcooking.com/category/pesto/ 32 32 Asparagus Pesto Pasta https://www.closetcooking.com/asparagus-pesto-on-penne-pasta/ https://www.closetcooking.com/asparagus-pesto-on-penne-pasta/#comments Mon, 26 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2007/05/07/asparagus-pesto-on-penne-pasta/

A fresh and bright asparagus pesto pasta that’s tasty, quick and easy! Asparagus pesto is one of my favourite ways to enjoy fresh asparagus and simply tossing it with pasta is one of the first ways that I make it every spring! This recipe is pretty much the recipe for asparagus pesto that’s mixed with...

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A light, fresh and bright summery asparagus and basil pesto! A quick and easy, fresh and bright summery asparagus and basil pesto! I am a huge fan of freshly made basil pesto and in the spring I enjoy adding asparagus to the mix! This homemade asparagus pesto is so easy to make! You pretty much...

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A fresh, light and summery homemade basil pesto! One of the best things about the summer is all of the fresh basil and one of my favourite things to do with that basil is to make pesto! Basil pesto is as easy to make and pureeing basil, garlic, pine-nuts, parmesan, olive oil and lemon juice...

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A quick, easy and fresh homemade pesto with baby spinach for flavour and a kick of healthy goodness. Tired of regular old basil pesto? (I know, I could never get tired of basil pesto either, but it’s always fun to change things up a bit every once in a while!) How about a spinach pesto...

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A tasty roast zucchini and jalapeno salsa that is just bursting with summery flavours! Not too long ago a made an absolutely fabulous swiss chard pesto that was really more of a combination of a pesto and a salsa, and I have been fascinated by the idea ever since. With all of the zucchini around...

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A tasty swiss chard pesto or salsa with jalapenos, cilantro, lime and pepitas or toasted hulled pumpkin seeds! Swiss chard is a green leaf vegetable that I enjoy but I feel that I do not use it nearly often enough so when I came across the idea of a swiss chard pesto on Bev Cooks...

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One of the things that I really like about pestos is that they are fun and easy to play around with. Despite the fact that they do not have all that many ingredients in them, changing just one or two can completely change the flavour profile of the pesto. The other day when I was...

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A little over a year ago I made the asparagus and gruyere tart for the first time and I was immediately hooked not only to that particular tart but the whole style of tarts. These simple premade pastry tarts are so easy to make and they always taste great! You pretty much just roll out...

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Pestos are really easy to make and I always enjoy playing around with different flavours. One of my favorite pestos is this sundried tomato pesto which is as easy to make as throwing everything into a food processor and pureeing. In addition to being super simple to make this pesto is just packed with flavour!...

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Armed with my shiny new spinach and feta pesto I needed to try it out on something and of course the first thing that came to mind was pasta but I was looking for something a little more this time. One of the easiest ways to make a pasta a bit more of a meal...

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