Basil Pesto

Name: Basil Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about ½ cup (130 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/2 bunch basil (30 g) Basil; about 6 Tbsp (100 ml) Olive Oil; about ½ tsp (2 g) Sugar; about ⅛ tsp (1 g) Salt; ⅛ tsp (0.3 g) Pepper

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

CONDIMENT · SEARED TUNA & PASTA

In the published recipe, this is the condiment for tuna. The same recipe pairs it with Citrus Dressing, the citrus dressing.

Chevrier's basil pesto for seared tuna.

On the jar

PESTO

Method: blend
Yield: about ½ cup
Ingredients: 5

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Olive Oil 100 ml

Ingredients

Basil1/2 bunch basil (30 g)
Olive Oilabout 6 Tbsp (100 ml)
Sugarabout ½ tsp (2 g)
Saltabout ⅛ tsp (1 g)
Pepper⅛ tsp (0.3 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

Philippe Chevrier. French / Swiss. Cited awards include: historical Michelin 2* (Châteauvieux).

Originally published as Basil Pesto (Pesto Basilic).

Adapted from a Philippe Chevrier recipe (Philippe Chevrier / Gourmetpedia (tuna, Chateauvieux)).

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 Philippe Chevrier / Gourmetpedia (tuna, Chateauvieux) (published as “Basil Pesto (Pesto Basilic)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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