A glass jar of pesto sauce and a spoon of pesto sauce sitting on a wooden cutting board. - Westend61/Getty Images A basic pesto is one of the simplest sauces known to the culinary world — basil, ...

Jul. 16—Classic basil pesto is perfect on its own. But there's also a world of pestos beyond the basil-based classic. At its most basic, pesto is a crushed combination of basil, olive oil, garlic, ...

Pesto is a great way to make the most of fresh herbs. Although traditional pestos generally involve basil (which is pureed with Parmesan cheese, pine nuts and garlic to make a thick sauce for pasta), ...