Comments on: Basil & Walnut Pesto

By: Marci

Marci — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:56:06 +0000

We love pesto at our house, my daughter especially. I just tried it with walnuts this morning and it was FABULOUS! Several years ago I was making pesto and realized I was out of pine nuts so I substituted cashews instead ~ we never looked back. Walnuts are equally as good. I also add a bit of lemon juice to my pesto which brightens the taste (especially in the winter when basil is not always at its peak) and it also keeps the pesto nice and bright green! LOVE your beautiful website!

By: Corinne

Corinne — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:29:50 +0000

I use pumpkin seeds in my pesto – beautifully green, and not ever bitter . . . I like them better than walnuts.

By: Valeria

Valeria — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:02:44 +0000

It’s funny, all my life I always thought pesto was made with walnuts because my mother did it like that (little did I know that pine nuts are practically impossible to find here in Venezuela, and if you do find them you have to pay a LOT of money for them). I totally agree with you guys, walnuts are definetly more nutritious, and the best part is that this pesto doesn’t leave that horrible after taste that the pine nut pesto does. I also add flax seeds to my pesto, you can’t actually notice them but they do make a difference.

By: yashika

yashika — Sun, 16 May 2010 09:10:41 +0000

Have been lurking around your wonderful blog for a while now :)…and I have tried this amazing pesto. It’s perfect because we don’t get pine nuts so easily here in Mumbai, and randomly substituting it with walnuts has never worked. This recipe is perfect. All my friends are now addicted to this pesto!! Thank you.

By: Marla

Marla — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:56:43 +0000

Simple and perfect!! I love pesto and I adore how many versions there are of it. Your photos are beautiful!