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

Sausage, tomato & walnut pesto on toast
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Tagliatelle with peas, courgette & burrata
4.5 out of 5 stars(11)
Malloreddus pasta with no-cook tomato sauce
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Courgette, chickpea & feta pasta
4 out of 5 stars(9)
Tomato trimming, shallot & basil vinaigrette
Golden tomato, burrata & broad bean salad with anchovies
Bucatini with roasted tomatoes & basil
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Aubergine & goat’s cheese bake with garlic toasts
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Warm bulgur, veggie sausage & harissa roasted carrot salad
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Spicy cheesy pasta arancini with pepper & tomato sauce
Cheat’s pizzas with mushrooms & black olives
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Barbecued sirloin steak with salsa verde
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Peperonata with capers & feta
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Strawberry, basil & burrata with green peppercorns & croutons
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Flatbread pizzas
Chicken, butter bean & summer vegetable traybake
4.5 out of 5 stars(11)
Basil julep
Courgette scarpaccia
4 out of 5 stars(9)
Crispy ‘chorizo’, olive & courgette bucatini with lemon & feta
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Sirloin steak with balsamic tomato butter sauce & chips
Summery pea & basil soup
4.5 out of 5 stars(15)
Asparagus, broad bean & pea frittata with a seed and parmesan crust
Lemony ricotta veg-drawer pasta
2 out of 5 stars(1)
Basil & lemon cauliflower & sweetcorn fritters
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Sweet & sour freekeh with chicken skewers
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Roast veg & goat's cheese pan bagnat
4 out of 5 stars(6)
Tuna niçoise
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Meatball bruschetta with torn burrata
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Antipasti salad
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Asparagus, salad onion & basil risotto
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Courgette & ricotta baked fusilli
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy & sun-dried tomato salad
Garlic & chipotle prawn & corn pasta
4 out of 5 stars(1)
The best winter panzanella
Kale, pea & walnut pesto
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Puttanesca pasta
5 out of 5 stars(7)
Warm lentil salad with roast cherry tomatoes & red pepper
Mediterranean vegetable & ricotta frittata with garlic sautéed potatoes
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Crisp-topped aubergine stacks
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Baked mackerel with tangy tomato, red onion & basil
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Silky green conchiglie with ricotta & lemon
Chicken agrodolce salad
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Haggis & lentil ragù
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Super green pasta
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Speedy lasagne
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Crab salad
Baked orzo with white beans, courgette & tomato
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Herb laminated pasta
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Stuffed baked tomatoes
5 out of 5 stars(1)
White bean & leek stew with basil gremolata
3.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Sourdough pizza with eggs, courgettes & peas
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Sardine, tomato & black olive spaghetti with feta
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Pepperoni & black olive rotolo

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Sausage, tomato & walnut pesto on toast

Tagliatelle with peas, courgette & burrata

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

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

Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad

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

Antipasti salad

Asparagus, salad onion & basil risotto

Courgette & ricotta baked fusilli

Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy & sun-dried tomato salad

Garlic & chipotle prawn & corn pasta

The best winter panzanella

Kale, pea & walnut pesto

Puttanesca pasta

Warm lentil salad with roast cherry tomatoes & red pepper

Mediterranean vegetable & ricotta frittata with garlic sautéed potatoes

Crisp-topped aubergine stacks

Baked mackerel with tangy tomato, red onion & basil

Silky green conchiglie with ricotta & lemon

Chicken agrodolce salad

Haggis & lentil ragù

Super green pasta

Speedy lasagne

Crab salad

Baked orzo with white beans, courgette & tomato

Herb laminated pasta

Stuffed baked tomatoes

White bean & leek stew with basil gremolata

Sourdough pizza with eggs, courgettes & peas

Sardine, tomato & black olive spaghetti with feta

Pepperoni & black olive rotolo