Pesto making and recipe ideas from Michelle Darmody

A batch of pesto can be used in a variety of ways.  The most typical use is to stir a large spoonful through a bowl of freshly made pasta.

It is also good drizzled on a toasted cheese sandwich, added to a salad dressing to give it a bit of extra flavour or spread on a base to make a green pizza or simply added to scrambled eggs.

Pesto is quite simply the name given to an uncooked mixture of herbs, traditionally including fresh basil, and some oil.