pesto. Pesto (Italian: [ˈpesto], Ligurian: [ˈpestu]), or to refer to the original dish pesto alla genovese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpesto alla dʒenoˈveːse, -eːze]), is a sauce originating in Genoa. sous-pesto. What to do with all that basil at the end of summer? Homemade pesto is versatile and simple, yet tastes very gourmet and will add kick to many of your favorite dishes!
It's made from pine nuts blended with fresh basil, parmesan or pecorino cheese, garlic and olive oil.
Purchased pesto is one of the best convenience foods on the market, and pesto from scratch is Although it is most commonly used to top cooked pasta, pesto can be so much more than a pasta.
You can have pesto using 7 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of pesto
- It's 1 cup of loosely packed fresh basil leaves.
- It's 1 small of clove of garlic crushed.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of pine nuts.
- It's 1/4 tsp of kosher salt.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of freshly ground black pepper.
- You need 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
- It's 1/4 cup of freshly grated parmesan reggiono cheese.
pesto instructions
- toast the nuts in a pan dont use oil and watch very closely as not to burn.
- except for olive oil put all ingredients into processor blend till coarsely chopped then drizzle in olive oil.