Sauce recipes, tomato included (5)

I believe the answer is:

pesto

'sauce' is the definition.
(pesto is a type of sauce)

'recipes tomato included' is the wordplay.
'included' indicates a hidden word (I've seen 'includes' mean this).
'PESTO' is hidden within 'recipes tomato'.

(Other definitions for pesto that I've seen before include "Basil-based sauce" , "Green sauce" , "Sauce of basil, pine nuts, etc" , "Italian sauce containing basil" , "Basic sauce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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