Pesto Corto

In Genoa pesto corto, or short pesto, was first made as an economical measure since the ingredients for traditional pesto could be pricey and tomatoes are plentiful and cheap. This is a sauce that some people dote on because it can be very tasty, but other people look at it as merely second-best to classic pesto. The pasta shapes of choice for this sauce are trenette (linguine) or penne.