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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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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
Asparagus, salad onion & basil risotto
Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy & sun-dried tomato salad
Garlic & chipotle prawn & corn pasta
The best winter panzanella
White bean & leek stew with basil gremolata
Kale, pea & walnut pesto
Sourdough pizza with eggs, courgettes & peas
Puttanesca pasta
Sardine, tomato & black olive spaghetti with feta
Crisp-topped aubergine stacks
Chicken agrodolce salad
Haggis & lentil ragù
Super green pasta
Speedy lasagne
Crab salad
Baked orzo with white beans, courgette & tomato
Piri piri steak salad with avocado green goddess dressing
Spinach, chilli pesto & mozzarella calzones
Green bean & pea pesto gnocchi
Halloumi veg traybake with chilli-honey drizzle
Courgette & sumac shakshuka
Sea bass, fennel & lentil traybake with salsa verde
Watermelon, roasted pepper & mozzarella salad
Leek, artichoke & pea stew
Summer vegetable penne
Lemony pasta with peas, feta & radishes
Feta & courgette fettuccine
Pea pesto baguette pizzas
Prawn & sun-dried tomato pesto pizza
Pizza alla Norma
Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad
Roast veg & goat's cheese pan bagnat
Tuna niçoise
Meatball bruschetta with torn burrata
Antipasti salad
Courgette & ricotta baked fusilli
Warm lentil salad with roast cherry tomatoes & red pepper
Mediterranean vegetable & ricotta frittata with garlic sautéed potatoes
Baked mackerel with tangy tomato, red onion & basil
Silky green conchiglie with ricotta & lemon
Pepperoni & black olive rotolo
Chorizo & sweet piquante pepper pasta salad
Tuna & roasted pepper salad
Whipped feta, corn & grain platter
Linguine with green olives and homemade breadcrumbs
Simple tomato sauce
Pan-fried fish with grilled pepper & potato salad
Lamb with roasted tomato & lemon chickpeas