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A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino)
Examples of pesto in a Sentence
Baked potatoes with onions, peppers, tomatoes and peppered salami in pesto.
The filet of monkfish with roasted cherry tomatoes and pesto is well worth trying.
I have pesto, and two packs of exotic mixed fruit.
You'll want to try the vegan pesto, moussaka or even the steamed chocolate pudding with an innovative surprise ingredient!
Tea Pasta with sun dried tomato pesto and rocket salad.
To serve, slice pie and top with red pepper pesto.
Cook 50g pasta according to packet instructions, drain well and stir in roasted vegetables and 1 tbsp of fresh pesto.
There's also green pesto which goes well with some chopped grilled bacon and parmesan.
My friend chose a warm spaghetti salad with Mediterranean vegetables and a walnut pesto.
Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Annual A must for pasta and tomato dishes, or why not make your own pesto?
A couple of months ago, the Blyths were approached by a local chef hoping to sell home-made pesto.
Dishes from around the world include Spanish tortilla with roasted peppers and rocket pesto.
Brush each one generously with the watercress pesto, leaving a border of 2cm all around.
This includes zucchini, bell or Italian peppers, onions, spices that include basil, garlic, crushed red pepper, and pesto.
Freezing basil provides wonderful fresh flavor for spaghetti sauce, pesto and more.
Frozen basil tastes best when used in culinary dishes such as pesto, stews or sauces where a drop or two of olive oil just adds to the dish rather than clashes with it.
Frozen basil can be defrosted and used in recipes such as pesto.
The cookbook provides cooks with grilling techniques and equipment needed to produce delicacies like Guinea hen breasts with rosemary and pesto and Italian-style ribs.
This one has an Italian flair with pesto and mozzarella cheese.
Pesto sauce recipes were born in Genoa, Italy, probably when a summer bonanza of what Italian's call the "royal" herb caused local cooks to get creative.
You can find pesto recipes in Italian historical archives dating back to Roman times.
Californians take their pesto seriously.
That's why every June, in the middle of the royal herb's very short growing season, the pesto kings and queens from restaurants along the coast gather for a grind off.
Pesto purists, the contestants mince, crush and pulverize the pungent varieties of basil, mix it with classic cheeses and experiment with everything from the traditional pine nuts to black beans and jicama.
Thank goodness, you have your ever-ready stash of pesto in the fridge.
If you're looking for a royally easy pesto sauce recipe and a meal fit for a queen, get out your food processor and grind up a west coast winner.
You can dress up a jarred marinara sauce by adding fresh herbs and sautéed garlic, or you can choose to make your own tomato, pesto, or alfredo sauce to serve with the dish.
Adding a spoonful or two of pesto sauce is also a great way to add flavor to any pasta recipe.
Combine the ricotta and pesto sauce in a small bowl.
Food choices include Cheese French Bread Pizza, Pesto Chicken Flatbread Melts, Gourmet Mushroom Pizza, and more.
Serve the beef with a sauce, such as chimichurri, guacamole, or pesto.
So to be as authentic as possible I would suggest you offer your guests pesto pizzas.
Try one of the homemade pastas, and sauces, including marinara, pesto, and alfredo.
Pizzas come with the usual toppings or more unique ones like clams, pesto and gorgonzola.
Eight irresistible pizza combinations feature ingredients such as dairy-free mozzarella, vegetarian meatballs, pesto and fontina, ricotta, and parmesan cheeses.
The garlic rolls are popular and the pesto calamari is also a delicious appetizer.
Some creative brunch recipes include an apple and brie crepe, a cheesy pesto crepe or the strawberry short crepe.