Why i love Pesto?

Pesto: A delicious italian sauce made of fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, parmesan cheese and olive oil. It is traditionaly tossed with pasta and some times used as a seasoning for other dishes.
Ready made pesto is available in well-stocked grocery stores and specialty food shops, but nothing is compared to the home made pesto. I have tested different pesto recipes featured in cookbooks, food magazines and on-line too, but this one remaines my familly favorite.


Pesto is so simple and versatile. You can use it by it self as a dip for breads or crudités, or mix it with pasta (like i do) and throw in some pitted olives and sun dired tomatoes.......voilà, you have a pasta pesto salad.


For a warmer version, heat some cream in a sauce pan then stir in a couple spoons of pesto, then throw in your pasta .......see it's like a piece of cake. Next time i will try making pesto the old fashioned way with a wooden pestle and a marble morter, some people say it has a better taste this way, who knows it could be true!