Amore Pesto Paste, 2.8 Ounce Tube

Great product, good taste and the remaining pesto does not go bad quickly due to it being in a tube. I especially like the fact that since I cannot have lactose this is a great alternative since I like pesto.

I’ve never liked using tomato paste in any recipe because why do I want to make any dish hyper bitter?! (I’m not good with butter nor tart). Even if it’s supposed to improve the texture and give more tomato punch, pastes are always nasty flavored. Then one day I saw this in my local grocery. I had a recipe calling for tomato paste, saw it was an Italian import, decided to try it on a whim. OMG! It’s changed everything! My Pasta Sauce was A-MAZING. So I tasted the paste right out of the tube and it wasn’t heinously bitter! It was intense tomato flavor with a touch of bitter but also a touch of natural sweet! Like vine ripened tomatoes sweet. Now my grocery switched to another Italian import brand - also in a tube, so I tried it… Yeah, gross. Liked all the American brands in cans, it was totally bitter. Amazon’s price is very similar to what you’ll find in stores so just buy it here by the carton full! I use like half a tube per recipe which goes on half a narrow long bag/box of pasta.

This is a really good edition to an Asian dish I made. I will warn you however, it’s spicy. I like spice so when the recipe said optional add 1 tablespoon, I added 2. My mouth is on fire. Flavorful but proceed with caution!

Since giving up dairy, pesto sauce has been something to avoid. I was so pleased to find this vegan pesto paste. It worked perfectly in my pasta salad recipe and was such a treat.

Super convenient to have, especially since my husband has a dairy allergy and every pesto you find on the shelves has dairy. This is a little on the expensive side, but I love adding a little pesto to various pasta dishes I make and this is just so convenient to have on hand.