Classic Pistou

Name: Classic Pistou
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (280 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp crushed (9 g) Garlic; 1 tsp kosher (6 g) Salt; 4 1/2 cups leaves torn (2 oz) (57 g) Basil; 1/4 cup coarsely grated plum (40 g) Tomato; 1/4 cup (60 ml) Olive Oil; 1 cup finely grated Mimolette or aged Gouda (3 oz) (85 g) Parmesan

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

CONDIMENT · VEGETABLE SOUP & PASTA

In the published recipe, this is the condiment for soupe au pistou.

Paula Wolfert's classic pistou for vegetable soup, pasta.

On the jar

CLASSIC

Method: blend
Yield: about 1¼ cups
Ingredients: 6

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Olive Oil 60 ml

Ingredients

Garlic1 Tbsp crushed (9 g)
Salt1 tsp kosher (6 g)
Basil4 1/2 cups leaves torn (2 oz) (57 g)
Tomato1/4 cup coarsely grated plum (40 g)
Olive Oil1/4 cup (60 ml)
Parmesan1 cup finely grated Mimolette or aged Gouda (3 oz) (85 g)

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

Cookbook author specializing in Mediterranean, North African, and Southwest France; James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame. Couscous and Other Good Food From Morocco among landmark titles.

Adapted from a Paula Wolfert recipe (Food & Wine / Paula Wolfert).

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 Food & Wine / Paula Wolfert (published as “Classic Pistou”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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