pesto
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
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But even the most adventuresome eaters have probably never eaten Maori pikopiko pesto.
Then move on to the Mandilli di seta al pesto, handmade handkerchief pasta with Genovese basil pesto.
I enjoyed a spectacular braised shin of beef with a parsley pesto and fried parsley.
Marya Dmitrievna pesto—that was her maiden name—had lost her parents in childhood.
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British Dictionary definitions for pesto
/ (ˈpɛstəʊ) /
a sauce for pasta, consisting of basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, oil, and Parmesan cheese, all crushed together
Origin of pesto
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