Ligurian Pesto La Gallinara

The pesto genovse is a famous product from Liguria made with a basil base. The pesto genovese was already made during the Roman age where garlic and basil were mashed together. In the nineteenth century the first recipe came out and since there the pesto genovese has always been a real institution of the Ligurian and Italian cuisine. It is made by crushing basil, from Liguria only, salt, garlic, pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil and pecorino cheese. The pesto genovese is made only with traditional products from Liguria, such as basil, pine nuts (and not walnuts, as in many versions!), Italian garlic and more importantly, extra virgin olive oil and pecorino cheese.