Let's prepare Ligurian Pesto together
In the historic center of Levanto, the "pesto laboratory" prepares the oldest and most famous sauce in the world since 1976.
In this workshop you will have the opportunity to learn how to make pesto with your own hands according to tradition.
After tasting a glass of sparkling wine accompanied by a bruschetta with local extra virgin olive oil, you will taste pesto made with the modern method while watching a demonstration and explanation of pesto made with a mortar.
The Experience includes:
- Pesto making course with mortar
- Pesto tasting with crostini accompanied by a glass of wine and sampling of local products
- tasting of local olive oil with crostini
- printed recipe
Time to make your own pesto with a mortar:
- Wash and dry the basil leaves, pressing them with salt, pine nuts and garlic, add the Parmesan cheese and extra virgin olive oil.
- You will get a concentrated and fragrant pesto sauce, which can be used on pasta or a bruschetta.
At the end, you can enjoy your homemade pesto together with a glass of white wine and some typical local products such as olives taggiasche (small and black olives), bruschetta with anchovies and a typical dessert with limoncino