Common Ingredients in parsley pesto Recipes

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

The most common ingredient in parsley pesto dishes is parsley.

Garlic, olive oil, parmesan and lemon are also common ingredients in parsley pesto recipes. For herbs and spices, basil is popular. Salt is in 90% of parsley pesto recipes and pepper, 65%.

The average parsley pesto recipe has about 11.7 ingredients, with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 23.

In terms of directions, parsley pesto recipes have about 4 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 12 instructions.

An average parsley pesto recipe takes about 1 hour 27 minutes to prepare, ranging from 5 minutes to 1 day 1 hour 45 minutes.

Parent Dish: Pesto
Sibling Dishes: Arugula Pesto Baby Spinach Pesto Broccoli Pesto

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Parsley Pesto

For 1 cup parsley (60 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 parsley pesto recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with parsley	Potential subsitutions
garlic	2.1 clove (6 g)	7 clove (21 g)	88%
olive oil	half a cup (108 g)	0.7 cup (152 g)	86%
parmesan	half a cup (44 g)	0.67 cup (59 g)	52%
basil	2 cup (48 g)	2.1 cup (51 g)	43%	wine vinegar
mint	1 cup (26 g)	2 cup (52 g)	21%
juice lemon	half a (122 g)	1.2 (303 g)	17%
farfalle pasta	1 pound (454 g)	0.87 pound (394 g)	14%	flour
eggs	3.6 (200 g)	4.9 (275 g)	14%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Parsley Pesto

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in parsley pesto recipes. This would be: 31% olive oil, 27% parsley, 9% farfalle pasta, 9% parmesan, 7% basil, 4% tomatoes, 4% eggs, 3% juice lemon, 3% garlic and 2% mint.

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

parsley

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

Chopped, packed, rinsed, dried and washed are frequent preparations for parsley in parsley pesto dishes.

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

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

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

salt

Another popular ingredient in parsley pesto is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for parsley pesto, over 90% have salt.

Salt is often included in parsley pesto dishes in amounts of half a teaspoon or 1 teaspoon.

In parsley pesto recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

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

garlic

Garlic is another common ingredient in parsley pesto dishes. In fact, over 85% of parsley pesto recipes contain garlic.

Minced, chopped, smashed, sliced, peeled, grated, removed and halved are frequent preparations for garlic in parsley pesto dishes.

Common quantities for garlic in parsley pesto dishes include 2 cloves, 1 clove or 4 cloves.

In parsley pesto recipes that contain garlic, it is on average, 1% by weight.

Parsley, salt, olive oil, parmesan and basil are commonly used together with garlic in parsley pesto dishes.

olive oil

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

Olive oil is often included in parsley pesto dishes in amounts of half a cup, 2 tablespoons or three quarters of a cup.

In parsley pesto recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 12% by weight.

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

pepper

Pepper is another common ingredient in parsley pesto dishes. In fact, over 65% of parsley pesto recipes contain pepper.

Variations of pepper include:

• black pepper: 40% of recipes

In recipes for parsley pesto, pepper is often used with parsley, salt, garlic, olive oil and parmesan. On the other hand, pepper is almost never used with juice lemon, pistachios, wine vinegar, honey, balsamic vinegar, rosemary, flour and potatoes.

black pepper

Another popular ingredient in parsley pesto is black pepper. From the recipes we've sampled for parsley pesto, over 40% have black pepper.

Parsley pesto dishes often call for black pepper to be ground.

Black pepper is often included in parsley pesto dishes in amounts of 1 tablespoon.

In parsley pesto recipes that contain black pepper, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

In recipes for parsley pesto, black pepper is often used with parsley, salt, olive oil, garlic and basil. On the other hand, black pepper is almost never used with zucchini.

parmesan

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

Grated is a frequent preparation for parmesan in parsley pesto dishes.

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

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

Parsley, olive oil, salt, garlic and pepper are commonly used together with parmesan in parsley pesto dishes. Conversely, parmesan is not often used with honey.

basil

Basil is another common ingredient in parsley pesto dishes. In fact, over 40% of parsley pesto recipes contain basil.

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

Basil is often included in parsley pesto dishes in amounts of 1 cup, 2 cups or half a cup.

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

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

Potential substitutions for basil in parsley pesto:

• wine vinegar

Also, basil is not often used with flour.

lemon

Lemon is another common ingredient in parsley pesto dishes. In fact, over 30% of parsley pesto recipes contain lemon.

Variations of lemon include:

• juice lemon: 17% of recipes
• lemon zest: 12% of recipes

Garlic, parsley, salt, olive oil and black pepper are commonly used together with lemon in parsley pesto dishes.

mint

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

Packed and picked are frequent preparations for mint in parsley pesto dishes.

Mint is often included in parsley pesto dishes in amounts of 1 cup or half a cup.

In parsley pesto recipes that contain mint, it is on average, 4% by weight.

For parsley pesto recipes, mint is frequently used with garlic, olive oil, parsley, salt and black pepper. However, butter, pine nuts, zucchini, chicken broth, flour, scallions and potatoes are almost never used together with mint in parsley pesto dishes.

tomatoes

Another popular ingredient in parsley pesto is tomatoes. From the recipes we've sampled for parsley pesto, over 10% have tomatoes.

Chopped is a frequent preparation for tomatoes in parsley pesto dishes.

In parsley pesto recipes that contain tomatoes, it is on average, 14% by weight.

Parsley, garlic, salt, olive oil and basil are commonly used together with tomatoes in parsley pesto dishes.

Potential substitutions for tomatoes in parsley pesto:

• scallions

Also, tomatoes is not often used with walnuts, lemon zest, pine nuts, pistachios, balsamic vinegar and rosemary.

farfalle pasta

Farfalle pasta is another common ingredient in parsley pesto dishes. In fact, over 10% of parsley pesto recipes contain farfalle pasta.

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

In parsley pesto recipes that contain farfalle pasta, it is on average, 31% by weight.

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

Potential substitutions for farfalle pasta in parsley pesto:

• flour

Also, farfalle pasta is not often used with juice lemon, eggs, onion, pine nuts, pistachios, honey, chicken broth, balsamic vinegar and rosemary.

eggs

Another popular ingredient in parsley pesto is eggs. From the recipes we've sampled for parsley pesto, over 10% have eggs.

Eggs is often included in parsley pesto dishes in amounts of 2 eggs.

In parsley pesto recipes that contain eggs, it is on average, 13% by weight.

In recipes for parsley pesto, eggs is often used with salt, parsley, parmesan, olive oil and garlic. On the other hand, eggs is almost never used with farfalle pasta, walnuts, lemon zest, pine nuts, wine vinegar, honey, balsamic vinegar and potatoes.

Other parsley pesto Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in parsley pesto recipes include:

• pine nuts - 10%
• butter - 10%
• pecorino cheese - 10%
• walnuts - 10%
• onion - 10%
• pistachios - 10%
• zucchini - 10%
• wine vinegar - 10%
• honey - 5%
• chicken broth - 5%
• balsamic vinegar - 5%
• rosemary - 5%
• flour - 5%
• scallions - 5%
• potatoes - 5%

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