Cooking with basil
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Cooking with basil - 41 recipes

Research our wide variety of recipes using basil. Basil is a common herb that adds a delicious fresh flavor to almost any cuisine form Italian to Thai!

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Ingredients

  • Pizza Dough (homemade or store bought)
  • Shredded cheese
  • Pizza sauce
  • Cured ham, shredded
  • 4 eggs
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Fresh basil

Method

  1. Roll out the dough
  2. Use a small bowl to cut the dough into rounds
  3. Add shredded cheese
  4. Place in oven on an oven tray afr 10 min at 355°F
  5. Put each dough round into a ramekin
  6. Add 1 tbsp pizza sauce, a handful of shredded cured ham 
  7. Break an egg into each pizza
  8. Top with sliced cherry tomatoes and a basil leaf
  9. Place in oven for another 15 mins at 355°F
  10. Garnish with parsley and a pinch of pepper
  11. Serve and enjoy!

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  • 1/2 c whole wheat flour
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  • 2 T shortening, cold and cut into cubes
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  • 2 cups vegetable broth
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  • 1 TBLS. chopped basil
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  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
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