Pistou Sauce

Name: Pistou Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed; 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 ripe plum tomato, seeded, diced; 1/2 tsp flaky sea salt; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

A Provencal French sauce of fresh basil, garlic, and olive oil - the French cousin of Italian pesto, made without nuts or cheese. Light, aromatic, and brilliant stirred into soupe au pistou or drizzled over grilled vegetables.

10 minEasyServes 690 cal/serving

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Ingredients

2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 ripe plum tomato, seeded, diced
1/2 tsp flaky sea salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

1

In a mortar and pestle or food processor, combine 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves and 4 roughly chopped garlic cloves.
2

Pound or pulse until a rough paste forms.
3

Gradually drizzle in 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil while stirring or processing, until you have a loose, fragrant sauce.
4

Fold in 2 seeded, diced ripe plum tomato pieces for the traditional Provencal style.
5

Season with 1/2 tsp flaky sea salt and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper and taste.
6

Use immediately for the freshest flavor, or refrigerate covered in oil for up to 2 days.

Questions

How long does Pistou Sauce keep?

Refrigerated in a sealed jar, it keeps four to five days. It also freezes flat in a bag for up to three months.

Can I halve or double Pistou Sauce?

Yes. As written it serves 6. Every ingredient in this entry carries precomputed half and double quantities, and the app's batch dial rewrites them inside each step. There is no cooking pitfall here; the quantities simply scale.

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