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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One-pan beef & lentil lasagne
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Prawn noodle salad & passion fruit dressing
Winter vegetable chopped salad with chilli tahini dressing
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Roasted tomato & chickpea penne
3.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Harissa pasta & mixed nut pesto
4 out of 5 stars(29)
Harissa meatball pasta bake
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Spinach, walnut & pecorino fusilloni
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Tofu & mixed vegetable pasta sauce
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Chicken, butterbean & red pesto bake
4.5 out of 5 stars(8)
Lime, basil & ginger frozen margaritas
4.5 out of 5 stars(7)
Clementine gimlet
Gnocchi puttanesca
5 out of 5 stars(8)
The best aubergine parmigiana
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Squash & cherry tomato baked rice with pine nuts and burrata
4.5 out of 5 stars(8)
Aubergine & miso pesto pasta
3 out of 5 stars(4)
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
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Courgette & basil soup
4.5 out of 5 stars(9)
Smoky roasted pepper & barley salad
Peach, tomato & feta bread salad
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Easy ricotta & pepperoni pizza
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Grilled courgette & nectarine salad with burrata
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Summer veg & bacon cassoulet
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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(6)
Caramelised onion, feta & beetroot couscous
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Caramelised pepper, aubergine & chickpea pasta with basil
3.5 out of 5 stars(9)
Caponata pasta
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Stone fruit caprese
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Provençal-style tomato & cod traybake
5 out of 5 stars(7)
Pea & basil soup
Summery aubergine & tomato pasta bake
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Puttanesca puff tart
3 out of 5 stars(2)
Chicken escalopes, whipped ricotta & tomatoes
4 out of 5 stars(8)
Tomato, mozzarella & basil salad
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Caramelised courgette pasta with crispy crumbs & mozzarella
3.5 out of 5 stars(10)
Roka kinome spritz
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Caramelised red pepper spaghetti
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Blistered tomatoes with orzo & chickpeas
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Summer salmon, tomato & courgette spaghetti
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Basil-roasted cherry tomato & aubergine pesto pasta
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Roast baby tomatoes & chickpeas with bay and garlic
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Pizza baked eggs
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Pesto & three-cheese hedgehog garlic bread
5 out of 5 stars(4)
St Clement’s posset with strawberry compote
Summer veg pissaladière
Courgette, basil & anchovy linguine with pecorino
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Tomato tarte tatin
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Melon, tomato & bacon panzanella
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Melon & jamón with requesón
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Butter bean, smoky tomato & prawn stew
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Sausage, fennel & mascarpone cavatappi

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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

Aubergine & miso pesto pasta

Courgette, olive & basil pasta

Roasted pepper & burrata fiorelli

Ricotta-filled peppers with salsa verde

Courgette & basil soup

Smoky roasted pepper & barley salad

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

Provençal-style tomato & cod traybake

Pea & basil soup

Summery aubergine & tomato pasta bake

Puttanesca puff tart

Chicken escalopes, whipped ricotta & tomatoes

Tomato, mozzarella & basil salad

Caramelised courgette pasta with crispy crumbs & mozzarella

Roka kinome spritz

Caramelised red pepper spaghetti

Blistered tomatoes with orzo & chickpeas

Summer salmon, tomato & courgette spaghetti

Basil-roasted cherry tomato & aubergine pesto pasta

Roast baby tomatoes & chickpeas with bay and garlic

Pizza baked eggs

Pesto & three-cheese hedgehog garlic bread

St Clement’s posset with strawberry compote

Summer veg pissaladière

Courgette, basil & anchovy linguine with pecorino

Tomato tarte tatin

Melon, tomato & bacon panzanella

Melon & jamón with requesón

Butter bean, smoky tomato & prawn stew

Sausage, fennel & mascarpone cavatappi