5 Creative Ways to Use Pesto

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Pesto is a delicious and refreshing Italian sauce that can elevate every meal and make it more healthy. Most people tend to use it for making pasta, but this sauce is very versatile and we can use it for many different meals. Take a look at these creative ways to use pesto.

Pizza

Spread your homemade pesto on pizza crust, mix it with pizza sauce, or use pesto as a topping to make the most delicious pizza that everyone will love.

Salad dressing

Adding just a little pesto to a salad dressing is a great way to upgrade your favorite salad. A simple pesto vinaigrette dressing, for example, can elevate any salad to a fantastic, flavorful meal.

Soup

Add pesto sauce to vegetable, chicken, or any other soup to make them even more delicious and healthy.

Pesto Sweet Potatoes

Take your baked sweet potatoes to a whole new level by adding more flavor with a tasty homemade pesto sauce.

Sandwiches

Spreading pesto on bread when making sandwiches is a wonderful way to elevate your brunch. You can also mix two parts butter to one part pesto to make a tasty butter pesto that can be used as a spread or topping.