Noun
a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
Source: WordNetAbove: There is no basil preparation more classic than pesto, the famous sauce from Genoa that contains just basil, garlic, and pine nuts pounded together, then mixed with olive oil and grated Parmesan. Source: Internet
Andrea tossed a Caesar salad with the restaurant’s signature garlicky dressing, and put out garlic hummus topped with oven-roasted tomatoes, a heap of pesto mashed potatoes, and a big pile of soft olive oil buns. Source: Internet
BASIL TO PESTO: A food processor makes turning basil into pesto easy. Source: Internet
There were artichokes “à la grecque”, simmered in a peppercorn-spiked liquor of white wine, olive oil and lemon juice with nutty beans dressed in a coriander pesto. Source: Internet
All the food is made from scratch – stone-ground pesto, organic salads, hand-pressed hamburgers and pub-style seasoned buns. Source: Internet
And stupid me, even when I was mixing the herbs and pine nuts, did not realise I was making a rough pesto. Source: Internet