Pesto Recipe: Fresh Spring Onion Pesto

Pesto recipe history is not exact. Many pasta historians believe that Pesto sauce originated in Genoa, Italy in a region that is called Liguria which is Northern Italy where my old boss Mr. Mele’ came from. The Pesto from that region is called “Pesto Genovese. It is your basic Pesto recipe that most of use are familiar with. Crushed garlic, basil, pine nuts all blended with olive oil and parmigiano reggiano cheese or pecorino romano cheese. Today we make Pesto in a blender or food processor but, in the old days this delicious sauce was made in a mortar and pestle. I would imagine the cooks of the day had very strong arms!