Jamie Oliver has a good minestrone recipe that calls for basil stems as well as basil. And there's always Thai salads. They ask for Thai basil, but regular can be substituted. I also recently tossed basil with avocado, quinoa and roasted veg.
Jamie Oliver has a good minestrone recipe that calls for basil stems as well as basil. And there's always Thai salads. They ask for Thai basil, but regular can be substituted. I also recently tossed basil with avocado, quinoa and roasted veg.
I could eat corn, tomato, avocado, basil and lemon salad every single day of the summer.
I also use it atop grilled salmon, mixed in with lamb meatballs or kebab, in vinaigrette dressing, tossed in with a green salad, you name it! I make a basil peach jam and/or butter every year. My neighbors don't grow any so I also share with them. No such thing as too much basil!!
Here's a great chicken dish that uses tomatoes, garlic and a big hank of fresh basil. I've never used the stems like this but the aroma and flavor is so intense!
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/tender-and-crisp-chicken-legs-with-sweet-tomatoes
try this herb rub (can keep for ages) with basil instead of sage/rosemary http://www.thewednesdaychef.com/the_wednesday_chef/2011/08/david-lebovitzs-herb-rub.html
try this herb rub (can keep for ages) with basil instead of sage/rosemary http://www.thewednesdaychef.com/the_wednesday_chef/2011/08/david-lebovitzs-herb-rub.html
Scroll down, and see this http://food52.com/hotline/21137-am-making-a-lot-of-pesto-from-a-bumper-crop-of-basil-freezing-some-in-small-amounts-for-later-use
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I also use it atop grilled salmon, mixed in with lamb meatballs or kebab, in vinaigrette dressing, tossed in with a green salad, you name it! I make a basil peach jam and/or butter every year. My neighbors don't grow any so I also share with them. No such thing as too much basil!!
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/tender-and-crisp-chicken-legs-with-sweet-tomatoes
http://food52.com/recipes/17301-basil-cubes