Pesto alla Genovese
📍 Liguria
Basil, pine nut and pecorino sauce tossed through pasta.
About Pesto alla Genovese
Fresh basil is pounded in a mortar with pine nuts, garlic, pecorino, parmesan and olive oil into a vivid green sauce, classically tossed through trofie or trenette with potato and beans. It is the fragrant pride of Genoa.
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