Chez Panisse Pesto

Name: Chez Panisse Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (280 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 cups packed (50 g) Basil; 2 cloves Garlic; 3 Tbsp (25 g) Pine Nuts; 1/2 cup (50 g) Parmesan; 1/2 cup (120 ml) Olive Oil; to taste Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Alice Waters recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Alice Waters.

Alice Waters's Chez Panisse Pesto, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Olive Oil 120 ml

Ingredients

Basil — 2 cups packed (50 g)
Garlic — 2 cloves
Pine Nuts — 3 Tbsp (25 g)
Parmesan — 1/2 cup (50 g)
Olive Oil — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
Salt — to taste

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

Chez Panisse Pesto wants a blender — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Founder of Chez Panisse in Berkeley and a leading voice of California farm-to-table cooking; James Beard Outstanding Chef and Lifetime Achievement honoree.

Adapted from a Alice Waters recipe (Alice Waters / Chez Panisse).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Alice Waters / Chez Panisse (published as “Chez Panisse Pesto”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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