Recipes with basil - 26 recipes
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Tomato and Basil Tarte Tatin
By Xana
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)
- 50 vine-ripened cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Large pinch of sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 squidge of honey or 1 tbsp superfine sugar
- Handful of bread crumbs
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 1 lb 2oz/500g homemade or store-bought puff pastry
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- Small bunch of fresh basil or mint leaves
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- Equipment:
- 8in (20cm) ovenproof skillet. If you don't have one, cook the tomatoes in a skillet, then transfer to an 8in (20cm) cake pan for baking
Iced tomato soup with îles flottantes (floating islands)
Mix all the vegetables and add the olive oil, vinegar, half of the basil, and reserve in the fridge
- 500g fresh tomatoes
- 1 red pepper
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 little onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 50cl olive oil
- 1tbsp sherry vinegar
- 1 bunch basil
- 50g crushed black olives
- 30g pine nuts
- 2 egg whites
- 1 shallot
- 10g sugar
- salt and pepper
Basil infused Pasta with Courgettes
By dolomf
Does fresh basil excite your tastebuds? If so, this relatively quick unusual pasta recipe using home-made basil pes...
- PESTO INGREDS.:
- 1/2 garlic clove finely chopped OR 1 tablsp. finely chopped red onion
- Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablsps. chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablsp. pine nuts lightly toasted
- 1 tablsp. freshly grated parmesan
- 100ml extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teasp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- MAIN INGREDS.
- 4 portions dried Pasta (Spaghetti, Tagliatelle or Penne)
- 1 large or 2 small courgettes - grated
- Rind of 1 lemon - grated
- Grated parmesan to taste for serving
Bruscetta
By frant1
Great snack or starter
- 4-6 thick slices of crusty / french bread
- 3 ripe tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 4 tbsp fresh basil
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
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