Which herb is used to flavour pesto?

Answer 1

Ingredients for pesto

4 cups fresh basil leaves
10 cloves of garlic peeled
¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
5 tablespoons soft butter
¾ fresh grated gourmet Parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons fresh grated Romano cheese
½ cup pine nuts

Put basil leaves in a blender or food processor.
Add garlic cloves and blend at the medium speed setting.
Slowly pour in ½ cup olive oil while running.
Stop and scrape off basil from sides occasionally.
After basil is finely pureed, spoon the mixture into a mixing bowl.
Fold the softened butter into the basil mixture. Now add the grated cheeses and blend well. Add the remaining olive oil to the blend, and stir in pine nuts. When serving pesto over pasta or fish, you can thin it with one or two tablespoons of hot water. Pesto is not meant to be cooked.

Answer 2

The HERB used to flavour pesto is PESTO SAUCE an Italian favourite, made of basil mashed into olive oil-

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Basil

Answer 5

Basil, and garlic. Although I have seen some recipes with cilantro or parsley in them.

Answer 6

Basil with walnuts or pine nuts.

Answer 7

cilantro