pesto
noun
pes·to
ˈpe-(ˌ)stō 
: a sauce made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and grated cheese
Examples of pesto in a Sentence
Top the bread with pesto.
Recent Examples on the Web
Braise or sauté the greens or add them raw to salads or pesto.
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Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Salads, sandwiches, pasta and a few entrees (pesto salmon, chicken Parmesan, short rib) round out the menu.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Briefly cooking the greens in rapidly boiling water for a few seconds and shocking in ice water sets the chlorophyll and locks in the bright green color for the finished pesto.
—Sunset Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Root to leaf and seed to skin: Cut waste and boost flavor with recipes that use the whole vegetable
Penne With Asparagus Pesto and White Beans
Asparagus pulls double duty in this recipe with its stalks blended into a pesto and its tips sauteed and mixed with pasta and beans.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
The epitome of classics, these plates rarely veer far from traditional preparations with the likes of rigatoni with homemade sausage and peas, potato gnocchi with pesto and penne in a veal red sauce.
—Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
Get The Recipe 19 of 19 Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna
A container of refrigerated pesto adds distinctive flavor to this basic beef-and-cheese lasagna, and the unbaked lasagna can be frozen for up to three months.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
Some in the state are ripping up mustard plants and turning them into paper, dyes, pesto and, of course, mustard, the condiment.
—Eric Risberg and Janie Har, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
Guests enjoyed plates of pomodoro and pesto pasta while listening to speeches, and as the main course came to an end, Amalfi lemon sorbet with candles was brought out to surprise those who were celebrating birthdays while Italian Opera singers performed.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024
Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Salads, sandwiches, pasta and a few entrees (pesto salmon, chicken Parmesan, short rib) round out the menu.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Briefly cooking the greens in rapidly boiling water for a few seconds and shocking in ice water sets the chlorophyll and locks in the bright green color for the finished pesto.
—Sunset Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Root to leaf and seed to skin: Cut waste and boost flavor with recipes that use the whole vegetable
Penne With Asparagus Pesto and White Beans
Asparagus pulls double duty in this recipe with its stalks blended into a pesto and its tips sauteed and mixed with pasta and beans.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
The epitome of classics, these plates rarely veer far from traditional preparations with the likes of rigatoni with homemade sausage and peas, potato gnocchi with pesto and penne in a veal red sauce.
—Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
Get The Recipe 19 of 19 Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna
A container of refrigerated pesto adds distinctive flavor to this basic beef-and-cheese lasagna, and the unbaked lasagna can be frozen for up to three months.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
Some in the state are ripping up mustard plants and turning them into paper, dyes, pesto and, of course, mustard, the condiment.
—Eric Risberg and Janie Har, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
Guests enjoyed plates of pomodoro and pesto pasta while listening to speeches, and as the main course came to an end, Amalfi lemon sorbet with candles was brought out to surprise those who were celebrating birthdays while Italian Opera singers performed.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024
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pesto
noun
pes·to
ˈpes-tō
: a sauce made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and grated cheese
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