Gem lettuce salad with pistachios and feta dressing recipe. Pea, feta and basil frittata squares. Homemade © J Sainsbury plc 2016 www.homemadebyyou.co.uk Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 6 large eggs 250 g frozen peas, defrosted 200 g feta cheese, crumbled 14 g pack basil, chopped For the salsa: 135 g cherry tomatoes on the vine 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp balsamic glaze Method 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes until soft. BASIL SMASH!!!!! « April 23, 2010 (Day 83) — Gin-Basil Smash I’m pretty sure around the time I originally started this little project, I made some sort of comment towards the effect of the resurgence in cocktailism — which I’m perfectly aware isn’t actually a word. Hendrick’s Gin — which, as I’ve mentioned before, is Jenn and I’s No. 1 favorite gin, hands down — contact me via Twitter today, asking what my next Hendrick’s-based cocktail might be.
Well, who am I to say no to the guy who runs the Twitter account of my favorite gin? So, I asked them if they had anything unusual to recommend. They pointed me in the direction of the Gin-Basil Smash. One major player in the recent revival has been Le Lion in Hamburg, Germany. You can see the full interview/demonstration on how to make this drink here. Plus, that just looks like one damn classy bar. Sweeeeet. (Photo found here) But, before we continue to the recipe, I have something to admit. Artist’s Rendering But, enough talk. Gin-Basil Smash: 1 bunch basil 1/2 lemon. Basil sorbet with individual blackberry & basil cream tarts. Basil & summer fruit pudding with basil syrup. Wimbledon smash drink - watermelon,cognac,basil etc. Chilled roast tomato soup with pesto. Tomato soup with basil oil. Green herb frittatas with chunky tomato salsa.
Salad of Chargrilled courgette with basil, mint, chilli & lemon. Panzanella (Tuscan tomato & bread salad) Linguine with chilli, lemon and basil. Pepper, tomato & basil pasta. Warm pasta salad with olive dressing. Tomato, onion & basil bruschetta. Tomato, basil & olive bruschetta. Tomato & basil bruschetta. How to Freeze Fresh Basil. (Updated - July 2008) When I wrote a quick little post about how to freeze fresh basil years ago for Weekend Herb Blogging, I didn't realize it would turn into one of the most popular posts ever on Kalyn's Kitchen! I'm still growing and freezing fresh basil every summer and I decided it's time to update this with better photos and more complete instructions.
I'm also adding ideas for using frozen basil after the photos. If you're a gardener who's growing basil, here are my step-by-step instructions on how you can freeze your basil to use all through the winter. I do this several times each summer, whenever I have some basil that needs to be harvested. Here's how my basil looked before I trimmed the plants and pulled off the big leaves. Here's my basil after I trimmed it. Basil will actually produce more leaves if it's vigorously trimmed a few times each year, since everywhere you cut the stem it produces two new stems. Basil - origins etc. There are many varieties of Ocimum basilicum, as well as several related species or species hybrids also called basil. The type used in Italian food is typically called sweet basil, as opposed to Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora), lemon basil (O. X citriodorum) and holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum), which are used in Asia.
While most common varieties of basil are treated as annuals, some are perennial in warm, tropical climates, including holy basil and a cultivar known as 'African Blue'. Etymology[edit] The word basil come from the Greek βασιλεύς (basileus), meaning "king",[4] as it has come to be associated with the Feast of the Cross commemorating the finding of the True Cross by St Helena mother of the emperor St. Nomenclature and taxonomy[edit] Most commercially available basils are cultivars of sweet basil. For a more complete list, see List of basil cultivars Similar species[edit] Ocimum gratissimum[9][10] Culinary use[edit] Dried basil leaves Seeds[edit] Folk use[edit]