Making pesto at home

Welcome to How to Make Pesto, your ultimate resource for tips and tricks to create delicious and flavorful pesto sauce!
Making pesto at home is really easy. Traditionally, pesto is made with a mortar and pestle, which can definitely be fun, but takes a bit of time and patience. But, all you need is a food processor or blender, and you will have delicious homemade pesto ready in no time.

Pesto is a classic sauce that is traditionally made with fresh basil, parmesan and/or pecorino, olive oil, pine nuts, and garlic.
However, you dont have to stick to the traditional recipe. Take a look at our non-traditional pesto recipes .
Or, you can get creative and use any ingredients you have on hand to make a delicious and flavorful pesto, see our ultimate guide to creative pesto making.

Making pesto at home is simple, and a great way to use up fresh herbs and level up your cooking. Pesto is super versatile and can be used elevate almost any dish.
One of my favourite uses of pesto, is to simply slap a thick layer on top of a good quality sourdough bread.

In my mind, the first rule of pesto is to be creative.
I encourage you to experiment with both using pesto in different ways and to be creative when creating your pesto at home.