1. Indian chicken curry with cauliflower rice
What's that? You weren't expecting an Indian curry on this list? Well, prepare to be amazed as the coriander pesto adds a whole other dimension of taste and texture to this dish. Bonus: the cauliflower 'rice' is suitable for your paleo buddies.
2. Pesto corn on the cob
Corn cob, crispy cheese crumb, homemade pesto - this is one extremely delicious way to get your veg! The pesto calls for chia seeds, not pine nuts, so those with an allergy don't have to miss out on the good stuff.
3. Stuffed salmon with broccoli and pickled avocado salad
Essentially a salmon sandwich with an incredible pistachio pesto complete with garlic and lemon in the middle, there's no better way to enjoy this popular fish.
4. Pizza three ways
Anyone who truly knows pizza knows that 'less is more'. Keeping to a few simple flavours makes for the best results, and what better flavour than pesto? Feel free to mix things up with your favourite veg.
5. Pot chicken with pesto
If chicken soup is good for the soul, then pot chicken with pesto is exactly what the doctor ordered. Control the consistency by adding more oil for a runnier pesto.
6. Roots and leaves buckwheat bowl
Why throw away carrot tops when you can instead blend them into a smashing pesto?! Use your delicious creation to pull together a bowl of wholesome brekkie goodness.
7. Pesto lamb skewers
Can you imagine anything more heavenly than a skewer of tender roast lamb that's been coated generously in a fresh, homemade pesto? No, neither can we.
8. Grilled miso eggplant and haloumi burgers
Give your pesto an Aussie kick with this burger that features a coriander, macadamia and chilli version of the world's best sauce. And with the eggplant and haloumi, no one will be missing the meat.
9. Peruvian-style spaghetti pesto (tallarines verdes)
Creamier and milder than the Italian version, Peru knows how to do a pesto pasta that hits the spot. Scouting out queso fresco (a cow's milk cheese) is very much worth it, giving the dish a beautiful consistency.
10. Barbecued pizza with roasted cherry tomato and garlic scape pesto
Garlic scape, the flower stalk of the garlic plant, makes for a very lively pesto that's only made even better thanks to the lemon and pepitas. With this, you can go easy on the toppings, the pesto's done the heavy lifting.
11. Rolled veal with Warrigal greens pesto
It takes very few ingredients to make this beautiful veal dish. Warrigal greens make for a top-notch pesto - you'll never buy it in jar form ever again.
12. Ribbon egg pasta with prawns and pesto (trenette al pesto)
Genovese pesto, which features both pecorino and parmesan cheeses, has to be a strong contender for the cream of the crop. Whiz up your own then pick up a packet of fresh egg linguine and some fresh, local prawns for a pasta to remember.
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