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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Quick artichoke, pea & spinach lasagne
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Med-style gnocchi
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Grilled corn, peach, tomato & burrata salad
The best frying pan pizza
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Sausage, tomato & walnut pesto on toast
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Tagliatelle with peas, courgette & burrata
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Herb laminated pasta
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Malloreddus pasta with no-cook tomato sauce
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Courgette, chickpea & feta pasta
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Tomato trimming, shallot & basil vinaigrette
Golden tomato, burrata & broad bean salad with anchovies
Bucatini with roasted tomatoes & basil
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Stuffed baked tomatoes
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Aubergine & goat’s cheese bake with garlic toasts
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Warm bulgur, veggie sausage & harissa roasted carrot salad
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Cheat’s pizzas with mushrooms & black olives
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Barbecued sirloin steak with salsa verde
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Peperonata with capers & feta
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Strawberry, basil & burrata with green peppercorns & croutons
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Flatbread pizzas
Chicken, butter bean & summer vegetable traybake
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Courgette scarpaccia
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Crispy ‘chorizo’, olive & courgette bucatini with lemon & feta
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Summery pea & basil soup
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Asparagus, broad bean & pea frittata with a seed and parmesan crust
Basil & lemon cauliflower & sweetcorn fritters
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Sweet & sour freekeh with chicken skewers
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Roast veg & goat's cheese pan bagnat
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Tuna niçoise
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Meatball bruschetta with torn burrata
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Antipasti salad
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Asparagus, salad onion & basil risotto
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Courgette & ricotta baked fusilli
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Garlic & chipotle prawn & corn pasta
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The best winter panzanella
White bean & leek stew with basil gremolata
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Kale, pea & walnut pesto
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Puttanesca pasta
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Warm lentil salad with roast cherry tomatoes & red pepper
Mediterranean vegetable & ricotta frittata with garlic sautéed potatoes
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Sardine, tomato & black olive spaghetti with feta
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Crisp-topped aubergine stacks
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Baked mackerel with tangy tomato, red onion & basil
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Silky green conchiglie with ricotta & lemon
Polenta breakfast bowl with smoky tomatoes & fried eggs
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Bacon & courgette pasta with chickpeas
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Spinach & herb dressed grilled chicken salad
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Spicy cheesy pasta arancini with pepper & tomato sauce
Basil julep
Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad
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Sirloin steak with balsamic tomato butter sauce & chips
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Lemony ricotta veg-drawer pasta
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Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy & sun-dried tomato salad
Sourdough pizza with eggs, courgettes & peas
5 out of 5 stars(1)

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Quick artichoke, pea & spinach lasagne

Med-style gnocchi

Grilled corn, peach, tomato & burrata salad

The best frying pan pizza

Sausage, tomato & walnut pesto on toast

Tagliatelle with peas, courgette & burrata

Herb laminated pasta

Malloreddus pasta with no-cook tomato sauce

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

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

Courgette scarpaccia

Crispy ‘chorizo’, olive & courgette bucatini with lemon & feta

Summery pea & basil soup

Asparagus, broad bean & pea frittata with a seed and parmesan crust

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

Antipasti salad

Asparagus, salad onion & basil risotto

Courgette & ricotta baked fusilli

Garlic & chipotle prawn & corn pasta

The best winter panzanella

White bean & leek stew with basil gremolata

Kale, pea & walnut pesto

Puttanesca pasta

Warm lentil salad with roast cherry tomatoes & red pepper

Mediterranean vegetable & ricotta frittata with garlic sautéed potatoes

Sardine, tomato & black olive spaghetti with feta

Crisp-topped aubergine stacks

Baked mackerel with tangy tomato, red onion & basil

Silky green conchiglie with ricotta & lemon

Polenta breakfast bowl with smoky tomatoes & fried eggs

Bacon & courgette pasta with chickpeas

Spinach & herb dressed grilled chicken salad

Spicy cheesy pasta arancini with pepper & tomato sauce

Basil julep

Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad

Sirloin steak with balsamic tomato butter sauce & chips

Lemony ricotta veg-drawer pasta

Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy & sun-dried tomato salad

Sourdough pizza with eggs, courgettes & peas