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!

Shop Cooks' Ingredients Basil

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
3 out of 5 stars(2)
Courgette & basil soup
4.5 out of 5 stars(8)
Smoky roasted pepper & barley salad
Summer veg pissaladière
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
4.5 out of 5 stars(6)
Courgette risotto with baked feta & hazelnuts
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Chilled vanilla rice pudding with Muscat-soaked nectarines
Courgette, basil & anchovy linguine with pecorino
5 out of 5 stars(2)
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
5 out of 5 stars(5)
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(6)
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
3 out of 5 stars(2)
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)
Caramelised red pepper spaghetti
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Blistered tomatoes with orzo & chickpeas
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Melon & jamón with requesón
5 out of 5 stars(1)
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)
Butter bean, smoky tomato & prawn stew
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Pesto & three-cheese hedgehog garlic bread
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Burrata with quick-pickled rhubarb & basil oil
Gnocchi, anchovy & red pepper one-pot
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Red pepper & crispy salami pasta
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Shallot, pine nut & preserved lemon spaghetti
Trofie with pesto, green beans & sardines
Parsnip & pear fritters
Cheesy broccoli soup
4.5 out of 5 stars(14)
Quick lamb & mushroom ragù
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Chicken & ricotta meatball broth with macaroni
4 out of 5 stars(5)
Zaatar salmon with potato wedges & tomatoes
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Polenta breakfast bowl with smoky tomatoes & fried eggs
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Bacon & courgette pasta with chickpeas
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Quick artichoke, pea & spinach lasagne
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Peach, tomato & feta bread salad
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Sausage, fennel & mascarpone cavatappi

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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

Courgette & basil soup

Smoky roasted pepper & barley salad

Summer veg pissaladière

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

Courgette, basil & anchovy linguine with pecorino

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

Caramelised red pepper spaghetti

Blistered tomatoes with orzo & chickpeas

Melon & jamón with requesón

Summer salmon, tomato & courgette spaghetti

Basil-roasted cherry tomato & aubergine pesto pasta

Roast baby tomatoes & chickpeas with bay and garlic

Pizza baked eggs

Butter bean, smoky tomato & prawn stew

Pesto & three-cheese hedgehog garlic bread

Burrata with quick-pickled rhubarb & basil oil

Gnocchi, anchovy & red pepper one-pot

Red pepper & crispy salami pasta

Shallot, pine nut & preserved lemon spaghetti

Trofie with pesto, green beans & sardines

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

Peach, tomato & feta bread salad

Sausage, fennel & mascarpone cavatappi