Basil ideas

[Anonymous]

Gingery fried rice with mushrooms, book Chou, and basil from NYT is really good.

[Anonymous]

Choy

[Anonymous]

I wonder if you can sub chickpeas for the nuts in pesto.

[Anonymous]

Thai recipes

[TeamSpirit_Mom]

Chopped up tiny inside mini pizzas (with cheese and tomato sauce)

Hidden in grilled cheese sandwiches with mozzarella

Mixed into homemade chicken patties

Blended into a nut-free pesto (just basil, olive oil & cheese) and used as a “green spread” on bread

[Anonymous]

Watermelon, feta cheese, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can put shelled sunflower seeds in place
Of the pine nuts in pesto too

That's good but I think I prefer pumpkin seeds for nutless pesto.

[Anonymous]

We freeze our extra in the summer. We also use whenever we use parsley or other herbs, so in lots of salads, soups, and sauces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just slice mozzarella and tomatoes and layer with basil. Drizzle olive oil, balsamic and put on plenty of salt and you're good.

this, but make it really good fresh mozzarella

I like adding it to tomato and cheese toasts too.

[Anonymous]

Use it for mojitos in place of mint. It’s delicious .

[Anonymous]

Strawberry basil smoothie. Delicious.