Pesto with roasted potatoes and sirloin steak. Vegan variations of pesto can include mixes of fresh basil, nuts such as walnut or pine nut, olive oil, and the addition of miso paste and nutritional yeast to provide additional flavor enhancement to the dish. For reasons of expense or availability, walnuts, pecans, cashews or even peanuts are sometimes substituted for the traditional pine nuts. Also, while the nuts are traditionally used as is, some recipes call for prior toasting. While not preferable, other culinary nuts may be used due to the taste disturbances that some people may experience after consuming pine nuts
Salsa (sauce) is . In American English it is pronounced , while in British English it is pronounced as . Mexican salsas were traditionally produced using the mortar and pestle-like "molcajete", although blenders are now more commonly used. The Maya made salsa also, using a mortar and pestle. Well-known "salsas" include: There are many other salsas, both traditional and "nouveau", some are made with mint, pineapple, or mango. Outside Mexico and Central America, the following salsas are common to each of the following regions; in Argentina and the Southern Cone, chimichurri sauce is common. Chimichurri is "a spicy vinegar-parsley sauce that is