Common Ingredients in parmesan pesto Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over fifty popular parmesan pesto recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in parmesan pesto dishes is parmesan.

Oil, garlic, pine nuts, lemon and parsley are also common ingredients in parmesan pesto recipes. For herbs and spices, basil is popular. Variations include:

• walnuts, pistachios and almonds in place of pine nuts
• broccoli and arugula in place of parsley

Salt is in 85% of parmesan pesto recipes and pepper, 50%.

The average parmesan pesto recipe has about 9.9 ingredients, with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 21.

In terms of directions, parmesan pesto recipes have about 4.3 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 17 instructions.

An average parmesan pesto recipe takes about 37 minutes to prepare, ranging from 3 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes.

Parent Dish: Pesto
Sibling Dishes: Pecorino Pesto

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Parmesan Pesto

For a quarter cup parmesan (22 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single parmesan pesto recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with parmesan	Potential subsitutions
olive oil	a quarter cup (54 g)	0.35 cup (75 g)	90%
garlic	1 clove (3 g)	2.3 clove (7 g)	77%
basil	1 cup (24 g)	1.6 cup (40 g)	49%
pine nuts	0.12 cup (17 g)	0.16 cup (22 g)	34%	walnuts pistachios almonds

Ingredients by Average Weight in Parmesan Pesto

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in parmesan pesto recipes. This would be: 35% olive oil, 15% parmesan, 13% farfalle pasta, 10% basil, 7% parsley, 5% walnuts, 4% pine nuts, 4% lemon juice, 4% eggs, 2% garlic and 1% lemon.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

parmesan

Parmesan is the most popular ingredient in parmesan pesto dishes. In fact, 100% of parmesan pesto recipes contain parmesan.

Grated and shaved are frequent preparations for parmesan in parmesan pesto dishes.

Parmesan is often included in parmesan pesto dishes in amounts of a quarter cup, half a cup or a third of a cup.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain parmesan, it is on average, 6% by weight.

For parmesan pesto recipes, parmesan is frequently used with olive oil, salt, garlic, basil and pine nuts.

oil

Another popular ingredient in parmesan pesto is oil. From the recipes we've sampled for parmesan pesto, over 95% have oil.

Variations of oil include:

• olive oil: 95% of recipes

In recipes for parmesan pesto, oil is often used with parmesan, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts and salt.

olive oil

Olive oil is another common ingredient in parmesan pesto dishes. In fact, over 95% of parmesan pesto recipes contain olive oil.

Common quantities for olive oil in parmesan pesto dishes include half a cup, a third of a cup or a quarter cup.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 15% by weight.

Parmesan, salt, garlic, basil and pine nuts are commonly used together with olive oil in parmesan pesto dishes.

salt

Another popular ingredient in parmesan pesto is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for parmesan pesto, over 85% have salt.

Salt is often included in parmesan pesto dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon, half a teaspoon or 1.5 teaspoons.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.3% by weight.

For parmesan pesto recipes, salt is frequently used with parmesan, olive oil, garlic, basil and black pepper.

garlic

Garlic is another common ingredient in parmesan pesto dishes. In fact, over 80% of parmesan pesto recipes contain garlic.

Parmesan pesto dishes often call for garlic to be minced, smashed, grated, chopped, peeled, sliced, crushed, removed, halved and roasted.

Garlic is often included in parmesan pesto dishes in amounts of 1 clove, 2 cloves or 4 cloves.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain garlic, it is on average, 1.1% by weight.

In recipes for parmesan pesto, garlic is often used with parmesan, olive oil, salt, basil and pine nuts.

pepper

Another popular ingredient in parmesan pesto is pepper. From the recipes we've sampled for parmesan pesto, over 50% have pepper.

Variations of pepper include:

• black pepper: 36% of recipes

Olive oil, salt, parmesan, garlic and basil are commonly used together with pepper in parmesan pesto dishes. Conversely, pepper is not often used with walnuts, lemon juice, broccoli, baby kale, almonds and arugula.

black pepper

Black pepper is another common ingredient in parmesan pesto dishes. In fact, over 35% of parmesan pesto recipes contain black pepper.

Ground is a frequent preparation for black pepper in parmesan pesto dishes.

Common quantities for black pepper in parmesan pesto dishes include a quarter teaspoon or half a teaspoon.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain black pepper, it is on average, 0% by weight.

Parmesan, olive oil, salt, garlic and basil are commonly used together with black pepper in parmesan pesto dishes. Conversely, black pepper is not often used with pecorino sardo and ricotta.

basil

Basil is another common ingredient in parmesan pesto dishes. In fact, over 45% of parmesan pesto recipes contain basil.

Packed, washed, rinsed and dried are frequent preparations for basil in parmesan pesto dishes.

Basil is often included in parmesan pesto dishes in amounts of 2 cups, 1 cup or 3 cups.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain basil, it is on average, 9% by weight.

For parmesan pesto recipes, basil is frequently used with parmesan, olive oil, garlic, salt and pine nuts. However, butter, zest lemon and arugula are almost never used together with basil in parmesan pesto dishes.

pine nuts

Another popular ingredient in parmesan pesto is pine nuts. From the recipes we've sampled for parmesan pesto, over 35% have pine nuts.

Parmesan pesto dishes often call for pine nuts to be toasted.

Pine nuts is often included in parmesan pesto dishes in amounts of a quarter cup, 2 tablespoons or 1 tablespoon.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain pine nuts, it is on average, 5% by weight.

In recipes for parmesan pesto, pine nuts is often used with parmesan, olive oil, garlic, salt and basil.

Potential substitutions for pine nuts in parmesan pesto:

• walnuts
• pistachios
• almonds

Also, pine nuts is not often used with parsley, butter, mint and baby kale.

lemon

Another popular ingredient in parmesan pesto is lemon. From the recipes we've sampled for parmesan pesto, over 25% have lemon.

Variations of lemon include:

• lemon juice: 17% of recipes
• zest lemon: 6% of recipes

For parmesan pesto recipes, lemon is frequently used with olive oil, black pepper, parmesan, salt and garlic.

parsley

Parsley is another common ingredient in parmesan pesto dishes. In fact, over 25% of parmesan pesto recipes contain parsley.

Parmesan pesto dishes often call for parsley to be packed, chopped, rinsed, dried and washed.

Parsley is often included in parmesan pesto dishes in amounts of 1 cup, 2 cups or a quarter cup.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain parsley, it is on average, 11% by weight.

In recipes for parmesan pesto, parsley is often used with parmesan, olive oil, salt, garlic and pepper.

Potential substitutions for parsley in parmesan pesto:

• broccoli
• arugula

Also, parsley is not often used with pine nuts and walnuts.

walnuts

Another popular ingredient in parmesan pesto is walnuts. From the recipes we've sampled for parmesan pesto, over 20% have walnuts.

Toasted and chopped are frequent preparations for walnuts in parmesan pesto dishes.

Common quantities for walnuts in parmesan pesto dishes include half a cup, 1 cup or 2 tablespoons.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain walnuts, it is on average, 10% by weight.

Olive oil, parmesan, salt, garlic and black pepper are commonly used together with walnuts in parmesan pesto dishes.

Potential substitutions for walnuts in parmesan pesto:

• pine nuts
• almonds

Also, walnuts is not often used with parsley and heirloom tomatoes.

farfalle pasta

Farfalle pasta is another common ingredient in parmesan pesto dishes. In fact, over 15% of parmesan pesto recipes contain farfalle pasta.

Farfalle pasta is often included in parmesan pesto dishes in amounts of 1 pound.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain farfalle pasta, it is on average, 35% by weight.

For parmesan pesto recipes, farfalle pasta is frequently used with parmesan, olive oil, salt, garlic and basil.

Potential substitutions for farfalle pasta in parmesan pesto:

• flour

Also, farfalle pasta is not often used with eggs.

eggs

Eggs is another common ingredient in parmesan pesto dishes. In fact, over 10% of parmesan pesto recipes contain eggs.

Common quantities for eggs in parmesan pesto dishes include 2 eggs or 1 eggs.

In parmesan pesto recipes that contain eggs, it is on average, 15% by weight.

Salt, parmesan, olive oil, garlic and basil are commonly used together with eggs in parmesan pesto dishes. Conversely, eggs is not often used with farfalle pasta, mint, baby kale, zest lemon and arugula.

Other parmesan pesto Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in parmesan pesto recipes include:

• pistachios - 10%
• mint - 10%
• butter - 10%
• onion - 5%
• potatoes - 5%
• broccoli - 5%
• ricotta - 5%
• pecorino sardo - 5%
• heirloom tomatoes - 5%
• flour - 5%
• baby kale - 5%
• almonds - 5%
• zucchini - 5%
• arugula - 5%

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