Basil recipes

basil
The possibilities for sweet, fragrant basil are endless. Blitz the leaves and stalks into a vibrant pesto, tear and toss into salads to release the aromatic oils or try something a little different with strawberries or watermelon marinated in balsamic vinegar and basil. And those are just a few!

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The best green goddess salad
Chargrilled avocado salad with chilli & herb dressing
Spicy pepper and ricotta linguine
Tomato & basil pasta salad
Green mac 'n' cheese
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Red pesto chicken & potato traybake
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Amalfi Sunset cocktail
Chilli tomatoes & beans
Spicy meatball & bucatini pasta bake
Salsa verde
4 out of 5 stars(1)
One-pan beef & lentil lasagne
3 out of 5 stars(1)
Prawn noodle salad & passion fruit dressing
Winter vegetable chopped salad with chilli tahini dressing
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Roasted tomato & chickpea penne
3.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Harissa pasta & mixed nut pesto
4 out of 5 stars(27)
Harissa meatball pasta bake
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Spinach, walnut & pecorino fusilloni
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Tofu & mixed vegetable pasta sauce
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Chicken, butterbean & red pesto bake
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Lime, basil & ginger frozen margaritas
4 out of 5 stars(5)
Clementine gimlet
Gnocchi puttanesca
5 out of 5 stars(6)
The best aubergine parmigiana
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Squash & cherry tomato baked rice with pine nuts and burrata
4.5 out of 5 stars(8)
St Clement’s posset with strawberry compote
Aubergine & miso pesto pasta
2 out of 5 stars(2)
Courgette, olive & basil pasta
2 out of 5 stars(3)
Roasted pepper & burrata fiorelli
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Ricotta-filled peppers with salsa verde
Smoky roasted pepper & barley salad
Summer veg pissaladière
Peach, tomato & feta bread salad
Easy ricotta & pepperoni pizza
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Grilled courgette & nectarine salad with burrata
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Summer veg & bacon cassoulet
4.5 out of 5 stars(5)
Courgette risotto with baked feta & hazelnuts
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Chilled vanilla rice pudding with Muscat-soaked nectarines
Tomato, basil & creamy pecorino bruschetta
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Caramelised onion, feta & beetroot couscous
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Caramelised pepper, aubergine & chickpea pasta with basil
4 out of 5 stars(7)
Caponata pasta
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Stone fruit caprese
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Tomato tarte tatin
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Provençal-style tomato & cod traybake
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Pea & basil soup
Summery aubergine & tomato pasta bake
4 out of 5 stars(12)
Melon, tomato & bacon panzanella
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Puttanesca puff tart
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Chicken escalopes, whipped ricotta & tomatoes
4 out of 5 stars(8)
Tomato, mozzarella & basil salad
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Caramelised courgette pasta with crispy crumbs & mozzarella
3.5 out of 5 stars(10)
Roka kinome spritz
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Courgette & basil soup
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Courgette, basil & anchovy linguine with pecorino
5 out of 5 stars(2)

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The best green goddess salad

Chargrilled avocado salad with chilli & herb dressing

Spicy pepper and ricotta linguine

Tomato & basil pasta salad

Green mac 'n' cheese

Red pesto chicken & potato traybake

Amalfi Sunset cocktail

Chilli tomatoes & beans

Spicy meatball & bucatini pasta bake

Salsa verde

One-pan beef & lentil lasagne

Prawn noodle salad & passion fruit dressing

Winter vegetable chopped salad with chilli tahini dressing

Roasted tomato & chickpea penne

Harissa pasta & mixed nut pesto

Harissa meatball pasta bake

Spinach, walnut & pecorino fusilloni

Tofu & mixed vegetable pasta sauce

Chicken, butterbean & red pesto bake

Lime, basil & ginger frozen margaritas

Clementine gimlet

Gnocchi puttanesca

The best aubergine parmigiana

Squash & cherry tomato baked rice with pine nuts and burrata

St Clement’s posset with strawberry compote

Aubergine & miso pesto pasta

Courgette, olive & basil pasta

Roasted pepper & burrata fiorelli

Ricotta-filled peppers with salsa verde

Smoky roasted pepper & barley salad

Summer veg pissaladière

Peach, tomato & feta bread salad

Easy ricotta & pepperoni pizza

Grilled courgette & nectarine salad with burrata

Summer veg & bacon cassoulet

Courgette risotto with baked feta & hazelnuts

Chilled vanilla rice pudding with Muscat-soaked nectarines

Tomato, basil & creamy pecorino bruschetta

Caramelised onion, feta & beetroot couscous

Caramelised pepper, aubergine & chickpea pasta with basil

Caponata pasta

Stone fruit caprese

Tomato tarte tatin

Provençal-style tomato & cod traybake

Pea & basil soup

Summery aubergine & tomato pasta bake

Melon, tomato & bacon panzanella

Puttanesca puff tart

Chicken escalopes, whipped ricotta & tomatoes

Tomato, mozzarella & basil salad

Caramelised courgette pasta with crispy crumbs & mozzarella

Roka kinome spritz

Courgette & basil soup

Courgette, basil & anchovy linguine with pecorino