Elevate everyday cooking with 50 easy-peasy recipes for delicious, drizzly, dunk-able sauces.

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• Dress up a piece of grilled chicken with Orange Chimichurri

• Drizzle Thai Peanut Sauce over steamed veggies to up the flavour factor

• Add Coconut Chile Crisp to spice up morning eggs

• Fancify a bowl of ice cream with Blackberry Basil Coulis

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Basil Pistachio Pesto

This pesto uses pistachios instead of pine nuts, and red pepper for a subtly spicy twist on the classic. Add it to PIZZA, SANDWICHES, or WRAPS for a fresh flavour. It’s also great as a marinade for CHICKEN or FISH or drizzled over your favourite SALAD (see Note).

Makes ☺ 1 cup [220 g]

3 cups [60 g] packed basil leaves

½ cup [45 g] freshly grated Parmesan cheese

⅓ cup [45 g] roasted shelled pistachios

3 garlic cloves

1 tbsp honey

¼ tsp red pepper flakes

½ cup [120 ml] extra-virgin olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

STEP 1
Add the basil, Parmesan, pistachios, garlic, honey, and red pepper flakes to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until blended.

STEP 2
With the food processor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil and continue to pulse until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

NOTE
Add 2 to 4 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice or apple cider vinegar to thin this pesto into a salad dressing.

STORE
Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Recipe published with permission from Chronicle Books.