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Quality olive oil, fresh basil at heart of best pesto sauce
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Gina Solazzi admits she couldn't live without fresh basil and a
good olive oil.
Both are essential ingredients in pesto, a sauce made of fresh
basil, olive oil and Parmesan cheese, says Solazzi, owner of Pasta
di Solazzi, an Italian specialty foods store.
"It takes very little to make a good pesto if you use good
ingredients," says Solazzi. "Use the best ingredients you can
afford." She considers a generous amount of fresh basil and a good
olive oil essential. Solazzi sells Lorenza de Medici's Badia a
Coltibuono olive oil for $40 a liter, but it isn't necessary to use
that type, she ...
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