Italian-Garlic-Basil Pesto

Name: Italian-Garlic-Basil Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about ¾ cup (180 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 cups loosely packed leaves (80 g) Basil; pinch coarse sea (1 g) Salt; 2 cloves Garlic; 3 Tbsp lightly toasted (27 g) Pine Nuts; 2 Tbsp grated Pecorino Romano (12 g) Pecorino; 2 Tbsp grated Grana Padano (12 g) Parmesan; 3 to 4 Tbsp (mid 3.5) (52.5 ml) Olive Oil

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

CONDIMENT · PASTA & SOUP

A condiment for pasta & soup.

Lidia Bastianich's classic Genovese pesto for pasta, soup.

On the jar

PESTO

Method: blend
Yield: about ¾ cup
Ingredients: 7

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Olive Oil 53 ml

Ingredients

Basil4 cups loosely packed leaves (80 g)
Saltpinch coarse sea (1 g)
Garlic2 cloves
Pine Nuts3 Tbsp lightly toasted (27 g)
Pecorino2 Tbsp grated Pecorino Romano (12 g)
Parmesan2 Tbsp grated Grana Padano (12 g)
Olive Oil3 to 4 Tbsp (mid 3.5) (52.5 ml)

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.

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Provenance

Italian-American chef of Felidia in New York; James Beard Outstanding Cookbook and Who's Who. Istria-rooted cooking taught widely on public television.

Originally published as Classic Genovese Pesto.

Adapted from a Lidia Bastianich recipe (Lidia's Italy / Classic Pesto).

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?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Lidia's Italy / Classic Pesto (published as “Classic Genovese Pesto”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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