Five simple things to do with pesto+
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Ingredients
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Directions
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* Mix equal parts pesto, heavy cream, and blue cheese, seasoning with a little garlic, then tossing it onto pasta.
* Arrange ripe tomatoes on a platter and dress with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Garnish with nuggets of pesto, goat cheese, and black olives.
* Add several tablespoons pesto to your favorite recipe for fresh pasta and knead the basil paste into the noodle dough. Serve this delicate, fragrant pasta tossed only with a bit of unsalted butter.
* Toss cooked orzo with a generous ammount of pesto and a dash of red wine vinegar. Stuff into hollowed out tomatoes, and sprinkle with toasted pine nuts.
* Pesto-olive aioli - Mix ⅓ cup pesto with ⅔ cup olive oil for a vibrant dip to accompany vegetables or skewered chunks of poached or grilled chicken breasts alternated with chunks of yellow and red sweet bell pepper.