pesto
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- noun
- /ˈpɛstoʊ/
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pesto
- I made your favorite, trenette al pesto.
- pasta with pesto
I went with the layover pizza, pesto, pine nuts and garlic.
- I went with the layover pizza, pesto, pine nuts and garlic.
- So I made yesterday night pasta with vegan pesto and mushrooms and and tomatoes.
- Make it so you should firstly make pesto pasta.
- OK, I'm going to put some hummus, some pesto.
- You'll say, Julia, have you tried mortar and pestalling the basil, a pesto instead of blending it?
- We got printed out the instructions say broccoli pesto, penny pasta.
Examples
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I had half of a portobello pesto sandwich to go with my soup, and it was very tasty.
Blog text (16) -
I used to hate mushrooms and now, I can think of nothing better when it comes to a burger than a Portobello with pesto.
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We use a lot of homemade pesto in its place.
Blog text (4) -
We'll have meatballs and pesto sauce and all that.
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I've never had pesto sauce before.
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There were green beans and macaroni with pesto, bread, and butter.
Fiction book (1997) -
Try this Swiss chard pizza with pesto and dough of your choice.
Blog text (33) -
"I'll have the linguini with pesto and the insalata mista."
Fiction book (1999) -
For dinner, I tossed some pasta with pesto sauce and cherry tomatoes.
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The chef recommended the ravioli served with a homemade pesto sauce.
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Etymology
Pesto comes from the Italian verb pestare, which means 'to pound' or 'crush'. So pesto is a sauce that was traditionally 'pounded' from basil, garlic, pine nuts and cheese with a pestle, which is why it has a rough texture and strong taste.