Sophie Wyburd’s recipes for summer pesto pasta

One is rich, smoky and red, the other bright green with minty undertones – and both are packed with punchy flavour and light on stove timeWhen hot summer days roll around, midweek dinners that require minimal cooking really come into their own. I love making pesto on such evenings, and not just the classic basil-and-pine-nut situation. Jazzing things up with braised greens or a red pesto made from lots of jarred goods are just two directions in which I like to take things for a big hit of flavour. Both of today’s pestos freeze well, too. Continue reading...

Sophie Wyburd’s recipes for summer pesto pasta

One is rich, smoky and red, the other bright green with minty undertones – and both are packed with punchy flavour and light on stove time

When hot summer days roll around, midweek dinners that require minimal cooking really come into their own. I love making pesto on such evenings, and not just the classic basil-and-pine-nut situation. Jazzing things up with braised greens or a red pesto made from lots of jarred goods are just two directions in which I like to take things for a big hit of flavour. Both of today’s pestos freeze well, too.

Continue reading...