pesto
noun
pes·to
ˈpe-(ˌ)stō 
: a sauce made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and grated cheese
Examples of pesto in a Sentence
Top the bread with pesto.
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Far Corner serves 15-inch pizzas with with traditional pies like Margherita and Meat Lovers to creative options like Oh Fennel with bechamel sauce, fennel and walnut pesto.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The sweetness hidden in tiny, perfect carrots and their nutritious green tops, which can be spun into pesto.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
The Nutribullet Ultra making short work of the pesto recipe.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
My most recent combination was corn, zucchini, and pesto, but one of my go-tos is the Veggie Lasagna.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The sweetness hidden in tiny, perfect carrots and their nutritious green tops, which can be spun into pesto.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
The Nutribullet Ultra making short work of the pesto recipe.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
My most recent combination was corn, zucchini, and pesto, but one of my go-tos is the Veggie Lasagna.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pesto
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“Pesto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesto. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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pesto
noun
pes·to
ˈpes-tō
: a sauce made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and grated cheese
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