Creamy Basil Pesto

Made with classic Italian basil

Whether you’re an experienced cook or new in the kitchen, this pesto is sure to satisfy your taste buds. Creamy Basil Pesto is made with generous amounts of freshly picked Italian basil. Classic Italian basil is a large-leaf, sweet basil with oval green leaves and white flowers. It has a strong aromatic, lightly peppery taste with a hint of mint and clove. This basil, together with other carefully selected ingredients such as cashew nuts and Italian cheeses, helps create a creamy, full-bodied flavour and a truly unique, distinctive taste experience.

Italian cheeses give the pesto character

Especially the hard Italian cheeses, Grana Padano and Pecorino Romano, help give Creamy Basil Pesto its character. Grana Padano is made from milk from free-range cows that graze in the marshlands of northern Italy. Grana Padano is a hard, full-flavoured cheese with a mildly spicy, nutty taste. The cheese is aged for at least nine months, giving it a compact, slightly flaky texture. Pecorino Romano is made exclusively from the milk of a special sheep breed that grazes on the lush plains of the Italian region of Lazio, where the natural feed gives the milk its distinctive richness and aroma. Pecorino Romano has a crumbly consistency and a unique taste of mild spices and browned butter.

Creamy Basil Pesto gives your food character

Creamy Basil Pesto has many uses. Use it as a spread, dressing, marinade, or sauce. It’s delicious under or on top of cold cuts on freshly baked bread or in a freshly made sandwich with, for example, ham or chicken. Try it as a dip for vegetable sticks and Rustic Grissini Rosemary or another snack. Use Creamy Basil Pesto as a marinade for fish or meat, or as a dressing for green salads. The delicious creamy texture also makes this pesto ideal as a sauce for fresh pasta. You can pretty safely use Creamy Basil Pesto for anything you can imagine. Only your imagination sets the limits.