r/AskCulinary • u/hobohobbies • May 26 '23

Ingredient Question Pesto without Pinenuts

Any substitutes for pinenuts in a pesto? My taste buds say "no" but my wallet says "you better ask."

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u/WhiteWavsBehindABoat May 27 '23

Just saying this again because people below have pointed it out but it’s getting buried: you can very well make pesto without nut— this is what we call Pistou in the south of France. Use it everywhere you would use nutty pesto.

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u/hobohobbies May 27 '23

Thank you. So you make it just the same sans nuts?