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