Pistou

Pistou

Small serving dish of pistou
Alternative names	Pistou sauce
Type	Sauce
Place of origin	France
Region or state	Provence
Serving temperature	Cold
Main ingredients	Garlic fresh basil olive oil
Similar dishes	pesto
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Pistou (Provençal: pisto (classical) or pistou (Mistralian), pronounced [ˈpistu]), or pistou sauce, is a Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil and sometimes almonds, bread crumbs or potatoes. It is somewhat similar to the Ligurian sauce pesto, although it lacks pine nuts and cheese; some versions include cheese and/or almonds.