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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Parsnip & pear fritters
Cheesy broccoli soup
Quick lamb & mushroom ragù
Chicken & ricotta meatball broth with macaroni
Zaatar salmon with potato wedges & tomatoes
Polenta breakfast bowl with smoky tomatoes & fried eggs
Bacon & courgette pasta with chickpeas
Quick artichoke, pea & spinach lasagne
Med-style gnocchi
Grilled corn, peach, tomato & burrata salad
Spinach & herb dressed grilled chicken salad
The best frying pan pizza
Sausage, tomato & walnut pesto on toast
Tagliatelle with peas, courgette & burrata
Herb laminated pasta
Raw tomato sauce with malloreddus
Courgette, chickpea & feta pasta
Tomato trimming, shallot & basil vinaigrette
Golden tomato, burrata & broad bean salad with anchovies
Bucatini with roasted tomatoes & basil
Stuffed baked tomatoes
Aubergine & goat’s cheese bake with garlic toasts
Warm bulgur, veggie sausage & harissa roasted carrot salad
Spicy cheesy pasta arancini with pepper & tomato sauce
Cheat’s pizzas with mushrooms & black olives
Barbecued sirloin steak with salsa verde
Peperonata with capers & feta
Strawberry, basil & burrata with green peppercorns & croutons
Flatbread pizzas
Chicken, butter bean & summer vegetable traybake
Basil julep
Courgette scarpaccia
Crispy ‘chorizo’, olive & courgette bucatini with lemon & feta
Sirloin steak with balsamic tomato butter sauce & chips
Summery pea & basil soup
Asparagus, broad bean & pea frittata with a seed and parmesan crust
Lemony ricotta veg-drawer pasta
Basil & lemon cauliflower & sweetcorn fritters
Sweet & sour freekeh with chicken skewers
Roast veg & goat's cheese pan bagnat
Tuna niçoise
Meatball bruschetta with torn burrata
Asparagus, salad onion & basil risotto
Courgette & ricotta baked fusilli
Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy & sun-dried tomato salad
Garlic & chipotle prawn & corn pasta
White bean & leek stew with basil gremolata
Sourdough pizza with eggs, courgettes & peas
Puttanesca pasta
Warm lentil salad with roast cherry tomatoes & red pepper
Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad
Antipasti salad
The best winter panzanella
Kale, pea & walnut pesto
