13 flavors that taste great with pesto
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes pesto better. On average, recipes with pesto received a 4.41⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with sugar.
Pesto is common in american food and italian food
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
Improves
High potential
Common combinations
- black pepper
- olive oil
- garlic
- salt
- parmesan
- mozzarella cheese
- basil
- onion
- lemon juice
- flat leaf parsley
- zucchini
- red chili flakes
- spinach
- red onion
- milk
- cannellini beans
- ricotta cheese
- all purpose flour
- chicken broth
- heavy cream
- carrots
- oregano
- feta cheese
- sundried tomato
- mushrooms
- goat cheese
- balsamic vinegar
- artichoke hearts
- red chili peppers
- white beans
- broccoli
- celery
- grape tomato
- chicken breast
- cream cheese
- green beans
- portobello mushrooms
- thyme
- green onions
- asparagus
- avocado
- sour cream
- pine nuts
- pasta
- provolone cheese
- sea salt
- chickpeas
- kale
- tomato sauce
- baguette
- vegetable stock
- arugula
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with pesto:
Pesto Orzo Pasta Salad with Zucchini, Goat Cheese, and Tomatoes
bakerbynature.com
Review: 4.41/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.5/10
Roasted Potatoes with Bacon and Parmesan
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 4.41/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.5/10
Zucchini Noodles with Blistered Tomatoes and Pesto
chefsavvy.com
Review: 4.41/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.5/10
Salmon Pasta in Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 4.41/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.1/10
Pan Fried Tilapia with Pesto Cream Sauce
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 4.41/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.5/10
Roasted Red Peppers with Pesto and Goat Cheese
aggieskitchen.com
Review: 4.8/5 Dish Dragon Score: 4.8/10
