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How to pronounce pesto in English?

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Type of sauce

Examples of pesto

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Whisk together pesto, aioli, shallots, buttermilk, lemon juice, pepper and salt.
From the dailyherald.com
I can't stand pesto because I used to make it by the gallon for years at Greens.
From the washingtonpost.com
Topped with a dollop of red pesto and a sprinkling of chopped flat-leaf parsley?
From the dailymail.co.uk
Chunky-savory-crunchy tuna salad with basil pesto, red onion, capers and onions.
From the denverpost.com
It uses pesto sauce from a jar to deliver a lot of flavors in a single spoonful.
From the dallasnews.com
The recipe calls for store-bought pesto, but homemade would only improve things.
From the omaha.com
Combine all of the pesto ingredients in a blender until smooth but not too fine.
From the express.co.uk
Small pillows of cheese were set atop a generous layer of flavorful, rich pesto.
From the dailyherald.com
Equally delicious was the savory harvest chicken filled pasta topped with pesto.
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  • A sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
  • Pesto (Italian:u00A0; Ligurian:u00A0) or, in extenso, pesto alla genovese (Italian pronunciation:u00A0), is a sauce originating in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria, Italy. It traditionally consists of crushed garlic, European pine nuts, coarse salt, basil, Parmigiano-Reggiano (Parmesan cheese) and pecorino sardo (cheese made from sheep's milk), all blended with olive oil.
  • Pesto is a four-track EP by Less Than Jake, consisting of old four-track recordings of the group and released in 1999 by Very Small Records.
  • A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually Pecorino)
  • From the Italian pestare, a verb that means to pound or crush. Pesto is traditionally made of crushed fresh basil leaves pounded with garlic, Pecorino, either pine nuts for walnuts, and olive oil.
  • A famous green sauce from Genoa, made with basil, olive oil, pine nuts and pecorino, traditionally mashed together in a mortar and pestle.
  • (PEH stoh) An uncooked sauce that can also be used as condiment from Genoa, Italy and usually contains fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, parmesan cheese and olive oil although I've made it with arugula, sun dried tomatoes, and cilantro. ...
  • Finely chopped fresh basil, garlic and olive oil. Traditionally includes nuts, such as pignoli or walnuts. We use a food processor to make ours during basil season (summer) and freeze.
  • Uncooked sauce made with crushed or finely chopped garlic, pine nuts, and fresh basil, mixed with olive oil and grated Parmesan cheese to make a paste. It originated in the Italian region of Liguria, around Genoa. It is used on a variety of dishes, and a favourite on pasta.