Pesto alla genovese
Pesto
Italian cuisine
What pasta should you use pesto with? Typically something from Genova such as trenette or bavette, both similar to linguine. Also try potato gnocchi, tagliatelle, lasagne (layered with pesto, boiled potato slices and blanched green beans, Parmesan, a touch of cream) or trofie (pictured). A rather old tradition still enjoyed throughout Liguria is the addition of cooked potatoes and green beans, a dish known as pesto ricco. A trick if those sweet little leaves of genoese basil aren't available and you have only large ones: blanch them quickly in boiling water before use to preserve their sweetness (and avoid that blackening oxidation).
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