ottolenghi pesto

Yotam Ottolenghi’s flavour-packed cooking style has influenced kitchens around the world.

His miso pesto combines white miso, spinach and pine nuts for a savoury spread that works on everything from pasta to sandwiches.

Ottolenghi Miso Pesto

“Even if you’ve never heard of Yotam Ottolenghi, you’ve likely eaten something influenced by his restaurants or cookbooks,” Calgary writer Elizabeth Chorney-Booth wrote recently, before Ottolenghi’s visit to Calgary in February.

She’s not wrong. In the past 20 years, Ottolenghi has made a major impact on food lovers around the world, with a slew of bestselling cookbooks, restaurants and, now, ready-made food products.

Made with onions, spinach, pine nuts and white miso, the Ottolenghi Miso Pesto can be eaten in a variety of ways. Try it on pasta, add it to a chicken sandwich, or simply smear it across a slice of fresh baguette. It’s a serious flavour boost.

While you are there, grab on one of his cookbooks.

Ottolenghi Miso Pesto | $14.95 | Available at The Cookbook Co. Cooks