I had homemade Garden Pesto on my (Giant) list of things to try and when I finally did… omg I will never buy pesto again! Quick, easy and so delicious!! Also, you can really just add whatever garden greens and herbs you have growing in your garden. I even use the ones with holes from bugs. Just wash and check there are no bugs before using.
Garden Pesto Recipe
- 2 cups of greens and herbs. I used Nasturtiums (flowers and leaves), young sweet potato leaves, basil, cauliflower leaves, kale, bokchoy, tatsoi, rainbow chard, and parsley.
- 1 Small garlic clove
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- Splash of water
- 1TBS Lemon juice
- Pinch of salt to season
- Wash and quickly blanch the greens in boiling water for 30secs then add into iced water. This will help them keep their vibrant green colour.
- Strain off and then blend all ingredients except the nuts until combined.
- Then add in the nuts and blitz until mixed or chunky if you prefer. I just have NutriBullet and it’s OK, I just need to stop and mix quite a few times. A mixer would be better. Then place it in a recycled glass jar. I kept mine in the fridge and used it that week. You could freeze smaller portions in IceCube trays for later.



Mix your Garden Pesto with some pasta for a deliciously easy, low-waste meal!
Holly π±
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Looks lovely!
Thank you! Love using as much as I can of what I grow π±
I made this the other day and used macadamias instead of walnuts as thatβs what I had and I had a heap of mint. It was really good thank you.
Yuuum I love how flexible it is and so many flavour combos to try! πΏ