Good Basil Pesto in Dublin?

fortyplus

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weirdly I have seen I asked the same question 14 years ago on this forum:eek:

Where can one get good Basil Pesto in Dublin. Many years ago the best ever was in Fox's in Donnybrook, but the good Pesto disappeared long before Fox's closed a few years ago.

For the past few years I got the Lidl Pesto which was surprisingly good after modifying with extra aged Parmesan & extra salt.
That disappeared late 2018 as they supplier had a little QC problem (as far as I can figure out) so all that suppliers sauce type products stopped, hopefully they will return.

the grand plan is to always make my own, but not always practical.

B0jangles

Super valu's pesto is surprisingly high quality for the price - it's only 1.99 for a 150g tub and I think it has the highest proportion of basil and olive oil of any of the supermarket own-brand types.

https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/chilled-food-antipasti-supervalu-green-pesto-150-grams-/p-1090068000

Edit: if you feel like experimenting, rocket makes a really nice pesto and is far far cheaper than basil, also wild garlic is in season and can be pesto'd so if know somewhere where its growing in your area, it might be worth a go

BaZmO*

B0jangles wrote: »

Super valu's pesto is surprisingly high quality for the price - it's only 1.99 for a 150g tub and I think it has the highest proportion of basil and olive oil of any of the supermarket own-brand types.

https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/chilled-food-antipasti-supervalu-green-pesto-150-grams-/p-1090068000

Edit: if you feel like experimenting, rocket makes a really nice pesto and is far far cheaper than basil, also wild garlic is in season and can be pesto'd so if know somewhere where its growing in your area, it might be worth a go

And if you want to experiment even further, using walnuts instead of pinenuts works out really well, plus they're a hell of a lot cheaper too.

dudara

I always liked the pesto on sale from the buffet counter in Field & Vine in Rathmines.

cnocbui

Tesco have several, including Barilla, which I use and is often cheaper than 'Tesco's Finest', and is preferable to me.

The Nal

The Happy Pear stuff is lovely.

But yeah, just make your own.

grahamor

BaZmO* wrote: »

And if you want to experiment even further, using walnuts instead of pinenuts works out really well, plus they're a hell of a lot cheaper too.

Sounds great, I saw a recipe on this recently too - https://kinneaghkitchen.com/2019/03/08/rocket-and-walnut-pesto-recipe/