1.   An olive and salsa bar offers tubs of pico de gallo, guacamole, basil pesto, hummus and blue cheese-pancetta dip.

2.   Appetizers include Wellfleet clams and oysters served raw or baked with basil pesto and smoked corn gratin.

3.   A homemade pappardelle pasta was served slightly al dente, with grilled shrimp, tomatoes and a basil pesto.

4.   It is pictured in slick food magazines, keeping company with equally chic roasted garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh herbs, basil pesto and trendy cheeses.

5.   It is virtually the same as the basil pesto of Genova, but the arugula gives it a pungent, spicy flavor.

6.   The fire was a bit too hot so I slipped back into the kitchen to fix the basil pesto for the zucchini I was going to grill alongside.

7.   Top the soup with leftover basil pesto.