COOKING WITH PESTO RECIPES

Pesto is a mouthful of bright summer — basil made more so. You can buy it in a jar or in the refrigerator section of your grocery story, but there is nothing better than making it yourself. Fresh basil can be found in abundance at farmers’ markets in the summer. Just clean, take the stems off and throw the leaves in a food processor with nuts and garlic. Dribble in the oil and you’ve got a versatile sauce for pasta, chicken or fish.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Total Time 15 minutes

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 82, UnsaturatedFatContent 6 grams, CarbohydrateContent 1 gram, FatContent 8 grams, FiberContent 0 grams, ProteinContent 2 grams, SaturatedFatContent 2 grams, SodiumContent 49 milligrams, SugarContent 0 grams

To most people, pesto means one thing: pesto Genovese, the famous and fabulous basil paste from the Italian Riviera. But there are sauces made with copious amounts of other herbs or greens not destined for pasta. They aren’t called pestos, yet that’s what they are — all made by grinding herbs and other ingredients to a paste, then thinning out and enriching with oil. This dish is inspired by one found in southern Italy. This sauce, like other forms of pesto, is all pungent with garlic. In addition to serving this vibrant pesto with pasta, it can be used with grains — risottos made with rice, barley, or wheat — and as a topping for tomatoes. It’s great on its own, spooned onto a thick slice of country bread. Don’t use a sharp olive oil with this, or it will overwhelm the arugula.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Total Time 10 minutes

Yield Makes about 2/3 cup

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 851, UnsaturatedFatContent 67 grams, CarbohydrateContent 8 grams, FatContent 86 grams, FiberContent 2 grams, ProteinContent 17 grams, SaturatedFatContent 16 grams, SodiumContent 511 milligrams, SugarContent 2 grams