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
Sauce ravigote fish, fowl, eggs and, traditionally, with "tête de veau", jellied hare, head cheese, pâté or calves' brains. Sauce ravigote Sauce ravigote is a classic, lightly acidic sauce in French cuisine, which may be prepared either warm or cold. The warm sauce is classically based upon a vegetable or meat broth, or a velouté, with herbs. Current recipes often add Dijon mustard. The cold sauce is based on a vinaigrette. Many other preparations pass under the term "ravigote", but in general ravigote sauces are highly seasoned with chopped, sautéed shallots or onion, capers and herbs: "ravigoté" connotes "reinvigorated", "freshened up". It