What is pesto?

Answer An Italian specific sauce with garlic, basil, salt, olive oil, cheese, etc.

** i must say my answer is different than above, I say it is a sauce or emulsion for pasta whose main ingredient is fresh basil . No cheese is added.

For One cup of Pesto ingredients are :

1cup plus 1 TBS Fresh basil

3 garlic cloves

1 TBS pine nuts , roasted

1 TBS Olive oil

Puree all ingredients in blender or food processor: add water to adjust consistency , if necessary.