Basil is a favorite herb all year long. I got to know about it when I went to Italy the first time. I ate gnocchi in pesto sauce in a tiny whole-in-the-wall restaurant in Florence, Italy. I’ve been playing with basil and pesto ever since. Here is my recipe for Tomato and Goat Cheese-Walnut Pesto Flatbread. I hope you enjoy it!

Photo courtesy of Jill Weisenberger
–Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDCES, CHWC, FAND, author of the free guide Can I Eat That with Prediabetes?