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Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• pie crust
• mozzarella cheese
• tomato
• garlic
• mayonnaise
• parmesan cheese
• white pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. 2 Press pie crust into a 9-inch round pan or glass pie plate; fold excess dough under and press to form a thick edge. Cover edges with aluminum foil.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle ½ cup mozzarella cheese over bottom. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. 4 Drain tomato wedges in a colander or on paper towels; arrange over mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with chopped basil and garlic.
5. 5 Combine remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, and white pepper in a bowl; spread over tomatoes but do not spread onto crust.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until golden and bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes. Garnish with whole basil leaves and serve warm.

By UglyOldHag

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• tomato
• butter
• olive oil
• garlic
• anchovy
• salt
• red pepper flakes
• olive oil
• bread
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Prepare the tomato soup: Remove cores from tomatoes and cut in half crosswise. Reserve until needed.
2. 2 Heat butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and anchovy and cook until garlic is sizzling in the hot fat, 45 seconds to 1 minute. Carefully add tomatoes with their juices, salt, and red pepper flakes. Toss with a spoon every few minutes until tomatoes release their liquid and start to break down.
3. 3 Once tomatoes have softened and started to collapse, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes have fallen apart and the soup resembles a coarse tomato sauce, about 45 minutes.
4. 4 Meanwhile, prepare the cheese toast: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil or a silicone liner. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
5. 5 Place bread slices on the prepared baking sheet. Top each slice with sliced basil, and then Cheddar cheese.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is well browned and crispy around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
7. 7 Remove soup from heat and pass through a mesh strainer into a bowl. Use the back of a ladle to push all the tomato mixture through. Discard the skins and seeds, which should be the only things left in the strainer.
8. 8 Transfer the strained tomato soup back into the saucepan and place back over medium-low heat. Continue cooking to thicken slightly, if desired, or simply bring back to a simmer and serve immediately with the cheese toasts.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• fennel bulb
• red onion
• green apple
• lemon juice
• grapefruit
• walnut
• lemon juice
• lime juice
• grapefruit juice
• olive oil
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Layer fennel, onion, and apple slices in a salad bowl and drizzle apple with 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Top salad with red grapefruit sections, toasted walnuts, and basil leaves.
2. 2 Whisk 2 teaspoons lemon juice with lime juice, grapefruit juice, and olive oil in a small bowl; season to taste with salt and black pepper. Drizzle dressing over salad and serve.

By Bean

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• heavy cream
• black pepper
• salt
• heavy cream
• white sugar
• jasmine rice
• cayenne pepper
• black pepper
• paprika
• tomato
• chicken broth
• garlic
• salt
• celery
• onion
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and celery with a pinch of salt until onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. 3 Pour chicken broth and tomatoes into onion mixture. Bring to a simmer and season with paprika, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
4. 4 Turn heat to low and stir rice into soup; skim foam occasionally and simmer until rice and vegetables are very tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Add sugar.
5. 5 Blend soup with an immersion blender in the pot until smooth.
6. 6 Whisk 1/2 cup cream into soup and season with salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and sugar if needed. If soup is too thick, add more broth; if soup is too thin, cook, stirring often, until reduced and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
7. 7 Ladle into warmed bowls; garnish each bowl with a drizzle of cream and top each with about 1 teaspoon chopped basil.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• mozzarella cheese
• red pepper sauce
• tomato
• black pepper
• salt
• egg
• bread crumb
• parmesan cheese
• ground beef
• pork sausage
• red pepper flakes
• oregano
• lemon pepper seasoning
• parsley
• serrano pepper
• jalapeno pepper
• garlic
• onion
• olive oil
• tatume squash

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Cut Tatume squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out the flesh in the center, leaving about 1/3 inch of the shell. Dice or chop the flesh in a food processor and transfer to a large bowl.
3. 3 Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add jalapeno pepper, serrano pepper, parsley, lemon-pepper, oregano, and red pepper flakes; saute for 1 more minute. Add vegetables to diced squash.
4. 4 Add pork sausage and ground beef to the hot skillet; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add meat mixture to the vegetable-squash mixture. Mix in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, eggs, salt, and pepper until the filling is well combined.
5. 5 Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet. Add diced tomatoes and red pepper sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
6. 6 Pour a ladleful of sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Fill one squash shell with the filling, making a large mound on top. Place in the baking dish and repeat with remaining squash and filling. Pour remaining sauce into the dish, and sprinkle the stuffed squash with the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan and mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake until squash is fork-tender and cheese is lightly browned, about 10 more minutes.
8. 8 Garnish with fresh basil and serve.

By sannfromsjca

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• water
• lemonade concentrate
• white sugar
• lime juice

Instructions

1. 1 Stir water, lemonade, sugar, and lime juice together in a pitcher. Add 1/2 cup basil leaves, stir to combine, cover the pitcher, and refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight. Remove basil leaves and discard.

By Carolyn

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• egg white
• almond
• parmesan cheese
• salt
• garlic powder

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (107 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
2. 2 Place egg whites and basil in a blender; blend on low speed until smooth. Transfer basil mixture to a bowl; add almonds and toss to coat. Drain in a colander.
3. 3 Combine Parmesan cheese, salt, and garlic powder in a bowl; add drained almonds and toss to coat. Spread almonds in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

By Almond Board

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• butter
• chicken broth
• couscous
• greek seasoning
• olive oil
• parsley
• rosemary

Instructions

1. 1 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Melt butter in the pot. Add chicken broth and couscous. Stir. Cancel Saute mode.
2. 2 Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
3. 3 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Fluff couscous with a fork.
4. 4 Pour olive oil over the couscous. Sprinkle the Greek seasoning over the top. Mix to combine. Add basil, parsley, and rosemary; toss to disperse throughout.

By thedailygourmet

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• garlic
• pine nut
• kosher salt
• olive oil
• parmesan cheese
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Pulse basil and garlic in a food processor about 8 times until finely chopped. Add toasted pine nuts and salt; turn processor on low and drizzle olive oil through the chute until everything is incorporated. Add Parmesan cheese and lemon juice; pulse 2 times.

By Nicole McLaughlin

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• olive oil
• pine nut
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Combine basil, cheese, and olive oil in a food processor. Pulse to combine. Add pine nuts, garlic, salt, and pepper. Pulse until mixture is smooth and blended.
2. 2 Pour mixture onto a large sheet of plastic wrap; roll into a tube shape and seal. Store in the refrigerator until needed.

By Bwoogie1

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• cherry tomato
• mozzarella ball
• toothpick
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Thread a tomato half, a small piece of basil leaf, and a mozzarella ball onto toothpicks until all ingredients are used. Drizzle the olive oil over the tomato, cheese and basil, leaving the end of the toothpick clean. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

By ALZ

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• olive oil
• shallot
• garlic
• white wine
• lobster stock
• tomato sauce
• mussel
• french baguette
• duck fat

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic; cook and stir until softened, 1 or 2 minutes. Pour in white wine, lobster stock, and tomato sauce. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Add mussels. Cover and cook until mussels open, 4 to 6 minutes. Discard any mussels that don't open.
2. 2 Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
3. 3 Rub baguette with duck fat on cut sides. Place on a baking sheet and set under broiler. Broil until browned and crunchy, 1 to 2 minutes.
4. 4 Divide mussels between 2 serving bowls. Pour broth over mussels. Top with sliced basil. Serve with crunchy baguette.

By Chef and a Baker

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• parsley
• garlic
• pine nut
• parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• lemon juice
• olive oil
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place basil, Italian parsley, and garlic into a food processor, pulse several times to combine, and process until basil is finely chopped, about 30 seconds. Add pine nuts to basil mixture; process until finely chopped, 30 more seconds. Process Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese into mixture until finely ground.
2. 2 Mix lemon juice into mixture with the machine running; slowly drizzle olive oil into pesto in the running machine until incorporated and pesto is thoroughly combined. Turn off machine and season pesto to taste with salt and black pepper.

By Peggy

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• lime juice
• bamboo shoot
• coconut milk
• chicken broth
• eggplant
• basil
• green curry paste
• chicken tender
• garlic
• ginger
• brown sugar
• fish sauce
• onion
• olive oil
• jasmine rice
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
2. 2 Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Mix in onion, fish sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic; cook and stir about 5 minutes. Add chicken, curry paste, and basil. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes more. Add eggplant, cover, and reduce heat to low to avoid burning spices. Cook about 5 minutes more.
3. 3 Pour broth, coconut milk, and bamboo shoots into the saucepan. Continue cooking until eggplant is tender and curry is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes more. Stir in lime juice before serving over cooked rice with basil leaves.

By Devin

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• olive oil
• butter
• shallot
• garlic
• red pepper flakes
• chicken broth
• zucchini
• goat cheese
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat until the butter melts; cook and stir the shallot until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until the garlic softens and releases its fragrance, about 3 more minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and zucchini ribbons, and cook, lightly stirring, until the chicken broth has come to a boil and the zucchini strips are cooked through but not mushy, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste, and sprinkle with finely sliced basil leaves and crumbled goat cheese.

By SweetBasil

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• olive oil
• green onion
• garlic
• goat cheese
• parmesan cheese
• cayenne pepper
• puff pastry
• zucchini
• tomato
• salt
• black pepper
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir green onions in the hot oil until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
2. 2 Combine goat cheese, Parmesan cheese, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl; stir with a fork until blended.
3. 3 Gently flatten each puff pastry sheet with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface. Cut each sheet into four squares. Lightly cut a border about 1/4-inch from the edges of each square using a sharp knife, not going all the way through the dough.
4. 4 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
5. 5 Arrange puff pastry squares on a baking sheet; spread goat cheese mixture on each square. Top each square with onion mixture. Chill in refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes.
6. 6 Arrange zucchini and tomato slices in a pattern on each puff pastry square, allowing vegetables to overlap. Season with salt and black pepper. Drizzle with about 1 teaspoon olive oil.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until puff pastry is golden brown and puffed, about 20 minutes. Garnish with basil strips.

By Holly

Ingredients

• ✓ basil leaves
• rice noodle
• olive oil
• garlic
• soy sauce
• sugar
• olive oil
• garlic
• pork
• serrano pepper
• soy sauce
• sugar
• salt
• bean sprout

Instructions

1. 1 Place dry rice noodles in a bowl, cover with hot water, and let soak until white and softened, about 1 hour. Drain noodles and set aside.
2. 2 Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in a wok or large skillet over low heat. Cook and stir 2 minced garlic cloves until brown and beginning to crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in soaked noodles, 1/2 teaspoon thick soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons sugar. Cook and stir until noodles have absorbed soy sauce and turned brown, about 3 minutes. Remove noodles from the skillet.
3. 3 Heat remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in the wok over low heat; stir in remaining 2 minced garlic cloves and cook until brown and beginning to crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high and stir in pork, serrano pepper, basil, 1/2 teaspoon thick soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, and salt. Cook and stir until pork is no longer pink and the edges of the meat are beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Return noodles to the wok and stir in bean sprouts. Cook and stir until heated through, about 5 more minutes.

By Deborah B