Pesto: Love It or Hate It?

September 12, 2009

One of the things I'm going to miss most about Summer is homemade fresh pesto. I just can't get enough of it: I love it on everything from pasta to seafood to sandwiches. However, with its green color and pungent raw garlic, pesto is not enjoyed by everyone. Take my mother, for example; she's crazy about basil but hates pesto. Even though I say, "Mom, pesto is basically liquid basil," she still doesn't like the classic Italian sauce. How about you?

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Love It Or Hate It Poll Italian Basil Pesto Sauces Summer

26 Comments

TidalWave 3 years 35 weeks

the trick is to fill an ice cube tray with pesto then stick it in the freezer. once frozen you can put them in a baggie or whatever. but either way, you can simply heat up some pasta then put in an "ice cube" of pesto and it'll melt right into the pasta and taste delicious!

darc5204 3 years 35 weeks

I love pesto, but I've also had some bad things that people called "pesto".

ilanac13 3 years 36 weeks

i'm on the fence about this one. there are times that i really like it and others that it's just too much. i've had people add way too much garlic when making a pesto sauce and even though i love garlic, it's at times turned me off to pest because of that.

3 years 36 weeks

I don't love it, I never crave it, but I will eat it, and enjoy it. I do spread some on a cucumber sandwhich, and THAT I love!

chiefdishwasher 3 years 36 weeks

Got to have it on my sandwich!!!!!!

limelindsey 3 years 36 weeks

I only like it sometimes. I'm not the biggest fan of basil, it's very strong tasting to me. Plus people in my town are HUGE pesto fans so I think I've OD'd over the years.

PinkNC 3 years 36 weeks

No thanks for me.

miamixo 3 years 36 weeks

I adore pesto anything.

GlowingMoon 3 years 36 weeks

Pesto is too oily for me. I rather use fresh basil and garlic than pesto.

bvfashion 3 years 36 weeks

i absolutely love pesto! whenever my mom makes it, she always has to make extra because i devour it!

fuzzles 3 years 36 weeks

A baguette and pesto. Heaven! :feedme:

BellaTorro 3 years 36 weeks

I just had some love it

cupcake_ 3 years 36 weeks

I really like it!

Mavs2980 3 years 36 weeks

I am with you amelioratelj, I didn't realize that there are people who don't like pesto. I happen to love it, especially when it is used to replace the tomato sauce on pizza.

Kelliegrl 3 years 36 weeks

yum!

tiff58 3 years 36 weeks

haha, I thought the exact same thing as amelioratelj. Pesto is SO good. I make some great sun dried tomato pesto.

Kaolla 3 years 36 weeks

Love it! I use it for everything.

Spectra 3 years 36 weeks

I don't love it. I think it's very strong-tasting. I like it as a spread for a sandwich, but I don't see how people can eat it with pasta and stuff. That's a little much for my tastes.

mondo 3 years 36 weeks

Non-lover of pesto. Not a fan of basil.

techkim 3 years 36 weeks

THanks Hyzenthlay20. I made a small batch to eat and want to make more but wasn't sure it would freeze.

kurniakasih 3 years 36 weeks

I happen to love it as long as it's made right. My ex introduced me to it, and he made an excellent one :drool:

Marci 3 years 36 weeks

I like it but can't say I love it. When it's made well, it's fabulous. But I've had some pretty bad pesto, which makes me reluctant.

hyzenthlay20 3 years 36 weeks

While visiting my parents last month, my mom and I went to the local organic farm and bought 3 pounds of basil. We made pesto without the cheese from two pounds of it and froze them in freezer bags in two person serving sizes. Now, when we want homemade fresh basil pesto, we buy some parm at the store, defrost a bag of sauce, and mix them together. Voila, fresh homemade pesto throughout the fall and winter!