Have you tried Sicilian pesto" This nutty, toasty, creamy, tomatoey pesto is delicious paired with tender butter beans for a quick and flavorful 1-pan meal that?s ready in about half an hour. (gluten-free and soy-free with nut-free option)
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Have you tried Sicilian pesto" This nutty, toasty, creamy, tomatoey pesto is delicious paired with tender butter beans for a quick and flavorful 1-pan meal! Ready in about 30 minutes. (gluten-free and soy-free with nut-free option)

Sicilian pesto is an almond based pesto that uses cherry tomatoes, garlic, and lots of fresh basil. It is a creamy, umami-packed pesto that is vibrant and saucy. It makes a delicious pasta sauce that works so well with butter beans!
Butter beans and all kinds of beans are kind of having a moment right now, and I wanted to make a very herby butter bean dish to share with you. So I happened upon Sicilian pesto, which is a chunky pesto made of cherry tomatoes and fresh basil, and it just sounded like it would be absolutely delicious with butter beans, and it totally is!

Instead of using all toasted almonds, we use a mix of toasted almond slivers or toasted almond flour and some hemp seeds to add more protein and then make our Sicilian pesto sauce mixture. We cook some aromatics, add the pesto, some stock, and butter beans, and bring it to a boil—that’s it.

Then, we top it with crisp bas...