Pesto is not, as many think, the Italian for ‘paste’. It means to pound, grind or crush, from the Genoese pesta(re), and refers to the method of making the pesto, as we today call the sauce known by ...
Pesto is usually made with ingredients like pine nuts, basil, garlic, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese. I tend to prefer when those ingredients are fresh in a homemade sauce, but I decided to taste ...
This simple pesto pasta salad is dressed with fresh basil pesto. You will only need half of the pesto for this recipe: keep the rest for another meal – it’s delicious with Mediterranean ...
Chicken pesto pasta isn’t a traditional Italian dish, but pesto Genovese is often served with meat and fish. Rachel Roddy’s comforting, vibrant pasta dish combines all three. Each serving ...