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May 16, 2023 by Kim Abbott

Pesto Sauce: What It Pairs Best With

There are many delicious Italian pasta sauces, and one of the most iconic examples is pesto. Pesto is a bright green sauce, and it is impossible for people to overlook. There are a handful of ingredients that go into a delicious pesto sauce, including fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic cloves, and extra virgin olive oil. While pesto sauce will go well with just about any pasta, what else should you serve pesto with? 

Pesto As An Appetizer

Pesto sauce works very well as an appetizer. For example, you can mix pesto with Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and even sour cream. Then, you have a delicious dip that just about everyone will love. If you really want to get fancy, you can serve pesto with some baked brie and crudites, which is the perfect way to get people ready for a delicious meal. 

Pesto On Pizza

You may even want to add pesto to your pizza. While many people associate Italian pizza with tomato sauce, you can replace the tomato sauce with pesto sauce instead. Keep in mind that pesto is a very rich sauce, so you do not want to overwhelm any of the other toppings on the pizza. A little bit of pesto will go a long way. 

Pesto Sauce On Meat

Even though you can certainly add pesto to your pasta, you can even add pesto directly to your meat. If you are looking for a delicious topping for some steak tips, pour on the pesto. If you need a sauce to go on top of some pork chops, pesto is probably going to work well. You can even add pesto directly to some fish, straight out of the oven. You don’t have to worry about adding spices or marinade to your meat, as pesto sauce will do the trick. 

Try Italian Pesto Sauce For Yourself

It can take a bit of practice to get pesto sauce right, but if you really want to see what it tastes like, you need to go to a traditional Italian restaurant. Pesto is a versatile sauce with an endless array of possibilities, and you might get some ideas for yourself by swinging by a traditional restaurant. 

 

Filed Under: Italian Food Tagged With: Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Pesto

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