Pesto is one of the most famous Italian sauces. With the advent of blenders and food processors, it has become so easy to prepare that even the most inexperienced housewives can make it themselves. There are many ways to use this sauce.
Instructions
Step 1
Pasta and pesto are one of the most popular combinations in Italian cuisine. Classic pesto can transform the simplest penne rolls into a divine dish, fragrant with basil and garlic, in a delicate shell of grated cheese and olive oil with a spicy note of pine nuts. Also, all other types of pesto are combined with pasta - both based on other herbs, such as parsley, spinach or mint, and all varieties of red, from sun-dried tomatoes. Pesto is usually seasoned with short and hollow types of pasta, such as penne, fusille or rigatonni, and curly pasta is also suitable for it - farfalle, conchilje, caserecce. Pesto is combined with vegetable, meat and fish additions to pasta. It also goes well with various ravioli and tortellini.
Step 2
The classic is the use of pesto as a layer between the pizza base and the filling. This pizza, in contrast to the usual, generously seasoned with tomato sauce, is called "green". As a flavorful, savory sauce, pesto goes well with grilled meat and fish. Often in Italy, pesto is used as a paste that is spread on bread. In principle, such sandwiches are completely self-sufficient, but you can also put a slice of cheese, ham - pancetta, fresh tomatoes on them. Also, pesto, baguette, and other ingredients can be used to make a delicious sandwich.
Step 3
Pesto can be a great marinade for chicken, fish, shrimp. It goes especially well with salmon. Delicate creamy soups are perfect with pesto, just one teaspoon per plate for a spicy flavor. Pestle goes well with potato, pumpkin, tomato and pepper soups.
Step 4
Pesto in dough can make everyday baked goods unusual. Add pesto to bread, savory buns, and batter for snack pies.
Step 5
Add pesto to mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs, vegetable stew, or braised beans for a fresh new flavor of familiar dishes. Healthy food lovers will certainly appreciate the combination of pesto and steamed vegetables - cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, carrots.
Step 6
If you dilute the pesto a little with olive oil, you get a thinner sauce, it can be seasoned with various fresh salads. The thick pesto can be served with a salad bar of chopped carrots, celery, and other hard fresh vegetables that are eaten raw.
