Raw Basil Pesto

Seggiano's Raw Basil Pesto is the brand's bestselling product, a vibrant, entirely vegan pesto made from fresh DOP Genovese basil grown to organic standards in Italy and blended with quality extra virgin olive oil. Because it is raw and unpasteurised, the delicate flavour and bright, pungent aroma of truly fresh basil are preserved, while creamy cashew nuts provide a lush, silky texture in place of cheese. The result is a pesto with a living, fresh-basil intensity that sets it apart from conventional pasteurised sauces.

Produced in Piemonte using only the tender top leaves of the basil, hand-harvested and processed within hours to lock in their fragrance, this pesto reflects Seggiano's uncompromising standards. The brand, founded in 1985 by Peri Eagleton and David Harrison, uses genuine extra virgin olive oil rather than cheap seed oils, and because there is no cheese, everyone can enjoy it. It is consistently praised as one of the very best pestos on the shelves.

Endlessly versatile, it is delicious stirred through warm pasta, spooned into soups, used as a dip, or spread into sandwiches and wraps. It also works beautifully for dressing potatoes, rice, roasted vegetables, or grains. Vegan, gluten free, and bursting with fresh basil flavour, it is a genuine larder essential and a firm favourite for good reason.