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

Piri piri steak salad with avocado green goddess dressing
Green bean & pea pesto gnocchi
Chorizo & sweet piquante pepper pasta salad
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Tuna & roasted pepper salad
Halloumi veg traybake with chilli-honey drizzle
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Sea bass, fennel & lentil traybake with salsa verde
4.5 out of 5 stars(5)
Watermelon, roasted pepper & mozzarella salad
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Leek, artichoke & pea stew
3 out of 5 stars(2)
Summer vegetable penne
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Lemony pasta with peas, feta & radishes
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Feta & courgette fettuccine
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Prawn & sun-dried tomato pesto pizza
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Linguine with green olives and homemade breadcrumbs
Pan-fried fish with grilled pepper & potato salad
Smashed pea, tuna & asparagus pasta
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Ham & artichoke pizza
Cheat's chicken cacciatore
One-pan beef lasagne with ricotta & basil
3.5 out of 5 stars(5)
Frying pan pizza with Serrano ham & pineapple salsa
Aubergine & white bean summer stew
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Summer tomato & lentil salad
3 out of 5 stars(1)
Mediterranean chicken orzo
4.5 out of 5 stars(5)
Roasted tomato & ricotta tart
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Chicken salad with green goddess dressing
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Aubergine, lentil & chestnut ragu
5 out of 5 stars(13)
Pesto linguine with cherry tomatoes & halloumi
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Crab, caramelised fennel & red chilli linguine
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Creamy avocado tagliatelle
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Winter panzanella
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Mozzarella and pesto-stuffed peppers
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Jerusalem artichoke risotto
5 out of 5 stars(1)
All-in-one vegetarian lasagne
4 out of 5 stars(5)
Roasted aubergine & tomato gnocchi
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Spinach pesto pasta
4 out of 5 stars(2)
Quick ratatouille
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Martha Collison's homemade pizzas
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Vegetarian sausage pasta
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Spinach, chilli pesto & mozzarella calzones
Courgette & sumac shakshuka
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Whipped feta, corn & grain platter
Pea pesto baguette pizzas
Pizza alla Norma
Simple tomato sauce
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Lamb with roasted tomato & lemon chickpeas
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Steak & balsamic roasted tomatoes on sourdough
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Tomato & horseradish toasts
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Shaved asparagus & pesto salad
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Linguine, romesco sauce & tomatoes
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Vegetable, anchovy & filo nests
Aubergine, pepper & zaatar wraps
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Speedy prawn, tomato & garlic spaghetti
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Spaghetti Puttanesca
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Dinner and lunch: spaghetti with tomato & aubergine sauce + cheat's lasagne
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Veggie balls in sun dried tomato sauce with bucatini

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Piri piri steak salad with avocado green goddess dressing

Green bean & pea pesto gnocchi

Chorizo & sweet piquante pepper pasta salad

Tuna & roasted pepper salad

Halloumi veg traybake with chilli-honey drizzle

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

Prawn & sun-dried tomato pesto pizza

Linguine with green olives and homemade breadcrumbs

Pan-fried fish with grilled pepper & potato salad

Smashed pea, tuna & asparagus pasta

Ham & artichoke pizza

Cheat's chicken cacciatore

One-pan beef lasagne with ricotta & basil

Frying pan pizza with Serrano ham & pineapple salsa

Aubergine & white bean summer stew

Summer tomato & lentil salad

Mediterranean chicken orzo

Roasted tomato & ricotta tart

Chicken salad with green goddess dressing

Aubergine, lentil & chestnut ragu

Pesto linguine with cherry tomatoes & halloumi

Crab, caramelised fennel & red chilli linguine

Creamy avocado tagliatelle

Winter panzanella

Mozzarella and pesto-stuffed peppers

Jerusalem artichoke risotto

All-in-one vegetarian lasagne

Roasted aubergine & tomato gnocchi

Spinach pesto pasta

Quick ratatouille

Martha Collison's homemade pizzas

Vegetarian sausage pasta

Spinach, chilli pesto & mozzarella calzones

Courgette & sumac shakshuka

Whipped feta, corn & grain platter

Pea pesto baguette pizzas

Pizza alla Norma

Simple tomato sauce

Lamb with roasted tomato & lemon chickpeas

Steak & balsamic roasted tomatoes on sourdough

Tomato & horseradish toasts

Shaved asparagus & pesto salad

Linguine, romesco sauce & tomatoes

Vegetable, anchovy & filo nests

Aubergine, pepper & zaatar wraps

Speedy prawn, tomato & garlic spaghetti

Spaghetti Puttanesca

Dinner and lunch: spaghetti with tomato & aubergine sauce + cheat's lasagne

Veggie balls in sun dried tomato sauce with bucatini