pistou

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Ramsay's is more like dip in a chip: the two transparent wafers were adhered to one another with a creamy spread streaked with pistou.

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  1. noun A sauce made of garlic, basil, olive oil, and often Parmesan, used on pasta or in soups and stews.
  2. noun A soup or stew flavored with this sauce.

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  • Ramsay's is more like dip in a chip: the two transparent wafers were adhered to one another with a creamy spread streaked with pistou. —  WordPress.com News
  • The pistou, on the other hand, was superb, with summer vegetables and a poached egg. —  Home | The New York Observer
  • Q I noticed something called pistou at a French restaurant. —  The Sunday Mail - Home
  • For the pistou: Combine the first four ingredients in food processor.
  • Ladle soup into warm bowls, then swirl a tablespoon of pistou in each bowl.
 

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  1. French, from Provençal, from pestar, to crush, from Old Provençal, from Late Latin pistāre; see piston.
 

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