Gusta Genovese Pesto from Portofino

Tossed this with warm pasta and a spoon of cooking water... dinner in ten minutes. fresh basil flavor, good texture, no need to fuss with it. tbh I also spread the last bit on a turkey sandwich the next day. Very good, just wish the jar were bigger

Opened this on a night when cooking was absolutely not happening. Tossed it with hot pasta and a spoonful of pasta water, done in ten minutes. Strong basil flavor and a nice texture, though I wanted a little more garlic. Used the rest on a turkey sandwich the next day and liked it even better there

Had one of those evenings where everyone was hungry at a different time and I had absolutely no plan. I boiled pasta, opened this pesto, and expected a merely acceptable emergency meal. Instead my daughter came back into the kitchen asking what smelled so good. I loosened the pesto with a little pasta water, tossed everything together, and added some toasted breadcrumbs because that was what we had. The sauce coated the noodles evenly and tasted fresh and savory, with enough basil presence that it didnt vanish once mixed in. My son, who normally inspects anything green like it has personally offended him, ate a full bowl and asked for more. Later I used the spoonful left in the jar on a mozzarella sandwich. Also excellent. Is it pricier than the supermarket tub? yes. Did it turn a chaotic night into a dinner everyone actually ate? also yes. Keeping another jar around for the next household meltdown

Boiled pasta, spooned this in, added a splash of cooking water. Dinner in 12 minutes and it tasted like I tried harder than I did.

I know this sounds unusual. Add a tiny bit to scrambled eggs. Trust me. The flavor works in ways I didn't expect.

cant stop buying this. on jar number 7 now.

Just received my first order. Made pasta tonight. Already ordered a backup jar.

Good pesto. Does what it says. I would buy a bigger jar if they made one.

pasta night with trofie. coated beautifully, flavor was perfect. i keep this stocked at all times now and have sent jars to people who cook.

Someone put this in my holiday gift box. I rationed it for two weeks trying to make it last. When it was gone I ordered four jars immediately.

Flavor is great. I prefer a coarser texture personally, similar to what I find at a farmers market. This is smooth. Not a quality issue, just my preference.

UPDATE: Three orders in. Still buying. No sign of stopping.

Not too salty not too oily. Good balance. Bought two more jars.

This replaced the brand I had been buying for years. Better in every way.

The basil smell when you open the jar is the first thing that tells you this is different from grocery store brands. Then the taste confirms it. Good quality product that shows in every detail.

ive tried so many pestos trying to find the right one and this is it. the basil to oil ratio is right, the nuts are present without being overwhelming, the parmesan comes through without being sharp. everything is balanced.

Every order has been consistent. Good product. Would be five stars if they offered a larger format.

I don't write a lot of reviews but this earned one.

The herbal quality of this pesto is really distinct. Tastes like fresh basil in a way that jarred products rarely achieve.

Used on pasta last night. Really good. Ordering more.

Trofie al pesto with a glass of vermentino. Nothing else needed.

this tastes like actual basil not like something pretending to be basil. huge difference from the green paste in the plastic container at the grocery store. use it on everything now

Good pesto. I recommended it to my cooking club. Three of them have now bought it.

4 stars because the jar was a little hard to open. Product inside was great though.

Fourth reorder. The quality has been exactly the same every time which is not something I can say about most things I order online. Consistent, fresh-tasting, and it keeps well in the fridge with a thin layer of oil on top.

This is the pesto I have been looking for. I have tried probably eight or nine different jarred pestos over the years and this is the one that actually tastes like basil. Not extract. Not dried herbs. Basil.

good quality, used it on spaghetti and on toast throughout the week. no complaints.

We go through one jar a week. This is not a drill.

I have ordered this six times. Every single jar has been exactly as expected. No bad batches, no quality drops. That consistency is hard to find.

Ordered four times now. Every jar is exactly as good as the last. Consistency matters a lot to me and this delivers every time.

I don't cook a lot but I hosted a dinner and made pasta with this. Every guest asked about it. One of them texted me the next day asking for the name. I feel like a good cook now even though all I did was boil pasta.

I grew up in a house where my mom made pesto from scratch every summer when basil was in season. She stopped years ago and we all just made do with whatever was at the store. This is the first jarred version that actually reminds me of hers. The color, the smell when you open the jar, the way it coats pasta. I have ordered three times now and I keep a spare jar in the back of the fridge at all times.

searched for a good jarred pesto for years. done searching.