A very fresh appetizer or aperitif, ideal starting in spring and throughout summer: here is Gazpacho revisited Ligurian style with Pesto Fresco elaborated by chef Gian Luca Cellerino of Ristocaffè il Ponte in Toirano.
Spring is here and the temperatures are getting warmer: our very fresh Gazpacho revisited Ligurian style with Pesto Fresco Genovese is ideal to enrich a refined appetizer or a tasty aperitif.
Here is the recipe developed by chef Gian Luca Cellerino of Ristocaffè Il Ponte di Toirano for our Frasca e Nassa Artisan Laboratory in Loano.
Gazpacho revisited Ligurian style with Fresh Pesto: ingredients for 4 people
- 1 170g jar of Pesto Fresco
- 800g of ripe tomatoes
- a basil seedling
- ½ fresh spring onion
- 3 sprigs of fresh oregano
- 2 tablespoons EVO oil
- Juice of half a lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 20 Mozzarella Cherries
Gazpacho revisited Ligurian style with Pesto Fresco: procedure
- Cross-cut the tomatoes and blanch them in boiling water for 1 minute
- Remove from the pot and soak the tomatoes in ice water (this will make it easier to remove the skin)
- Wash 10 basil leaves and dry them
- Browse the 3 sprigs of oregano
- Peel the tomatoes, remove the seeds and cut into pieces. Keep the vegetable water aside.
- Put the chopped tomatoes in the glass of an immersion blender with 10 basil leaves, oregano, oil, and lemon juice and cream it. If you want it smoother, add some of the tomato vegetation water kept aside
- Adjust salt and pepper to your taste and store the Ligurian-style Gazpacho in the refrigerator for about 1 hour
- Wash some basil leaves, choosing the best ones, and dry them
- Arrange the Ligurian-style Gazpacho in the soup plate. Add 5 mozzarella cherries for each diner and garnish with generous drops of Pesto Fresco, a few basil leaves and a drizzle of EVO oil.
- A modern alternative: serve Ligurian-style Gazpacho with Pesto Fresco as an aperitif inside a single-serving shot glass, inserting a mozzarella cherry and a basil leaf skewered on a skewer.
You can purchase our Fresh Pesto on this site at the “buy online” to have it conveniently delivered to your home or in the h24 vending machine in Loano at Corso Europa 14e.
Enjoy your meal!