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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The Nutribullet Ultra making short work of the pesto recipe.
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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
Try zero-waste cooking: Use food scraps for homemade vegetable broth or make carrot-top pesto.
—Jen Nation, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
What to order: Abracadabra pizza — cherry tomatoes, roasted mushrooms and basil pesto — and a caesar salad.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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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
Try zero-waste cooking: Use food scraps for homemade vegetable broth or make carrot-top pesto.
—Jen Nation, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
What to order: Abracadabra pizza — cherry tomatoes, roasted mushrooms and basil pesto — and a caesar salad.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 10 Feb. 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 4 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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