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Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• water
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Combine water, sugar, and basil leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup steep for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Drain syrup through a mesh strainer into a sterilized glass jar; discard basil leaves. Let cool, then cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

By foodelicious

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• cucumber
• sugar
• vodka
• ice

Instructions

1. 1 In a Collins glass, muddle cucumber, basil, and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add vodka and crushed ice. Stir until well chilled. Garnish with an additional cucumber slice and basil leaf.

By Juliana Hale

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• strawberry
• ice cube
• vodka
• club soda

Instructions

1. 1 Muddle 3 strawberries and basil leaves in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with 1 cup ice cubes and vodka. Cover and shake until chilled, 15 to 20 seconds.
2. 2 Fill 2 rocks glasses with ice and strain cocktail over. Top with club soda. Garnish with remaining strawberries.

By France Cevallos

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• water
• pineapple
• lime
• stevia powder

Instructions

1. 1 Place water, pineapple, basil, lime juice, and stevia in a blender cup in the order listed. Blend until smooth.

By Yoly

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• rose wine
• watermelon
• water
• white sugar
• lime juice

Instructions

1. 1 Pour rose wine into ice cube trays. Freeze until solid, 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread out watermelon cubes so they are not touching. Freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. Transfer to a resealable plastic bag. Return to the freezer.
3. 3 Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. Add basil; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain simple syrup into a jar with a lid. Discard basil leaves. Place in the refrigerator.
4. 4 Place rose ice cubes, frozen watermelon, chilled simple syrup, and lime juice in a large blender; blend until combined and smooth. Pour into glasses.

By Julie Hubert

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• water
• sugar
• blueberry
• water
• lemon juice
• carbonated sparkling water

Instructions

1. 1 Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir the sugar and basil into the water and return to a boil; cook at a boil for 10 minutes and immediately remove from heat. Chill in refrigerator until slightly cooled, about 10 minutes.
2. 2 Blend the blueberries, 1/2 cup water, and the lemon juice in a blender until smooth; pour into a pitcher. Remove the basil leaves from the simple-syrup mixture; discard the basil. Stir the syrup into the blueberry mixture. Add the carbonated water to the mixture and stir gently.

By Summer

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• peach nectar
• white sugar
• lemon juice
• white wine

Instructions

1. 1 Combine ½ peach nectar, basil leaves, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan; bring to a simmer, crushing basil leaves with the back of a spoon to release their flavor, until sugar is melted. Cool.
2. 2 Strain basil mixture into an ice-filled pitcher. Add wine and remaining ½ peach nectar; stir.

By laurenS

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• cane sugar
• ice cube
• limoncello
• soda water
• sea salt

Instructions

1. 1 Place 2 basil leaves and cane sugar in a cocktail shake; muddle together until basil is broken down. Add ice, limoncello, and soda water. Cover shaker and shake.
2. 2 Spread sea salt onto a shallow plate. Wet the rim of a glass with water and press rim into sea salt. Pour cocktail into glass and garnish with 1 basil leaf.

By Greg's Bar and Grille

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• water
• hibiscus petal
• black tea leaves
• lime zest

Instructions

1. 1 Bring water to a boil in a tea kettle or saucepan. Off heat, add hibiscus, basil, tea leaves, and lime zest; stir once or twice, then cover. Steep before serving, 3 to 5 minutes.

By Brealyn Hamilton

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• cucumber
• sugar
• watermelon vodka
• ice
• lime juice
• simple syrup
• cucumber

Instructions

1. 1 Place 2 thin slices of cucumber in a bowl with basil leaves and sugar and smash with a fork until softened; pour in a teaspoon of watermelon vodka to loosen the mixture. Place crushed ice into a cocktail shaker and transfer cucumber-basil mixture into shaker; top with remaining watermelon vodka, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake and strain into 2 chilled martini glasses; garnish each cocktail with 1 slice of peeled cucumber. Best enjoyed wearing flip-flops.

By Patti Weiss

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• water
• sugar
• lemon juice
• cucumber

Instructions

1. 1 Combine 1 cup cold water and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Cool simple syrup to room temperature.
2. 2 Combine simple syrup, remaining 7 cups cold water, lemon juice, cucumber, and basil in a pitcher; chill in the refrigerator before serving, at least 2 hours.

By Bethy

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• watermelon
• strawberry
• stevia
• ice
• sparkling water

Instructions

1. 1 Place watermelon, strawberries, stevia, and basil in a tall glass; mash with a cocktail muddler. Top with ice and sparkling water.

By Wholesome

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• gin
• pineapple juice
• lime juice
• simple syrup
• ice
• club soda

Instructions

1. 1 Place basil and gin into a cocktail shaker and mash well with a cocktail muddler. Add pineapple juice, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice. Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted.
2. 2 Strain into an-filled highball glass; top with club soda.

By Ponytail Bob

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• mango
• water
• strawberry
• ice
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Place mango, water, strawberries, and basil in a blender; blend until smooth. Add ice and sugar; blend until smooth.

By squeakers215

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• strawberry
• lemon juice
• simple syrup
• bourbon
• ice
• sparkling water

Instructions

1. 1 Muddle strawberries, basil, lemon juice, and simple syrup together in a cocktail glass until smashed together and fragrant. Add bourbon and ice; stir to combine. Top with sparkling water.

By ERIKIM21

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• strawberry
• sugar
• ice cube
• gin
• lemon juice
• club soda

Instructions

1. 1 Place the strawberry basil leaves, and sugar into a cocktail shaker, and mash well with a cocktail muddler. Add half of the ice to the cocktail shaker, and place the rest into a tall glass. Pour in the gin and lemon juice, cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the chilled glass over the ice, top with the club soda, and stir to serve.

By Monica Joy

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• dragon fruit
• tangerine
• lime
• brown sugar
• sparkling mineral water
• ice

Instructions

1. 1 Cut two 1/4 inch thick slices from the peeled dragon fruit to use as a garnish; set aside. Place the remaining dragon fruit into a blender along with the tangerine segments, lime juice, basil, brown sugar, and sparkling water. Puree until smooth. Stir in the crushed ice, and pour into glasses. Garnish with the reserved dragon fruit slices to serve.

By Nuttylicious

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• sweet cherry
• almond milk
• ice
• lime
• almond extract
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Combine cherries, almond milk, ½ cup crushed ice, lime zest, lime juice, basil, and almond extract in a blender; blend until cherries and basil are well incorporated and mixture is smooth. Add more crushed ice if you prefer a thicker consistency, or add water if you prefer a thinner consistency.

By lutzflcat

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• strawberry
• watermelon
• raspberry
• rosé wine
• white vermouth
• honey
• cucumber-flavored sparkling water

Instructions

1. 1 Cut strawberries in half and watermelon into chunks, or use a melon baller.
2. 2 Combine strawberries, watermelon, and raspberries in a large bowl. Pour rosé, vermouth, and honey into a large pitcher and stir until honey dissolves. Add 1/2 of the fruit and basil. Place pitcher and remaining fruit in a refrigerator for at least 6 hours.
3. 3 Scoop a large spoonful of cold fruit into the bottom of glasses; add sangria and sparkling cucumber water to taste.

By EMB

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• lemon
• lemonade
• limoncello liqueur
• ice cube
• sparkling white wine
• lemon-lime carbonated beverage
• lemon

Instructions

1. 1 Muddle lemon, fresh basil, and lemonade in a cocktail shaker.
2. 2 Add limoncello and ice. Cover and shake well.
3. 3 Strain basil-limoncello mixture into 2 champagne glasses. Top with Prosecco. Once the bubbles settle, add a splash of lemon sparkling water. Garnish with lemon slice or zest.

By CookingWithShelia

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• ✓ basil
• peach
• white sugar
• water
• ice cube
• bourbon
• aromatic bitters
• lime-flavored sparkling water
• peach

Instructions

1. 1 Combine chopped peaches, sugar, water, and 3 sprigs basil in a small pot over medium heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Cool syrup to room temperature, about 10 minutes. Discard basil sprigs.
2. 2 Pour syrup into a Mason jar, seal, and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 1 hour.
3. 3 Measure 3 fluid ounces of syrup and peaches into a cocktail shaker; muddle to break peaches up. Add 4 ice cubes, bourbon, and bitters; cover and shake vigorously until ice is mostly melted. Pour into a chilled 8-ounce glass; add remaining 4 ice cubes. Gently stir in sparkling water. Garnish with a peach slice and basil leaf.

By Nicholio

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• white sugar
• water
• lemon zest
• orange zest
• lemon juice
• orange juice
• strawberry
• ice
• seltzer water

Instructions

1. 1 Bring sugar, water, lemon zest, orange zest, and basil to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and allow simple syrup to cool, 15 to 30 minutes.
2. 2 Pour lemon juice and orange juice into a high-speed blender (such as a Vitamix®). Add strawberries and simple syrup. Blend on low speed (1), then slowly increase speed to high (10) and blend until pureed, about 45 seconds.
3. 3 For each drink, fill an old fashioned glass with ice. Pour 1/4 cup strawberry puree over top and fill with seltzer water.

By thedailygourmet

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• red potato
• olive oil
• salt
• black pepper
• parsley
• garlic
• red wine vinegar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 420 degrees F (215 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. 2 Place cubed potatoes in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Soak for at least 5 minutes.
3. 3 Drain water from potatoes and pat potatoes dry with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel. Return potatoes to the bowl and add 2 tablespoons olive oil and generous pinches salt and pepper. Transfer potatoes to the prepared baking sheet and spread them out evenly.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until browned on the bottom and edges, about 35 minutes.
5. 5 Meanwhile, prepare the chimichurri; combine parsley, basil, garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil, vinegar, and a pinch salt in a bowl. Stir together and let sit while potatoes finish baking.
6. 6 Remove potatoes from the oven and transfer to a large serving bowl. Add chimichurri to hot potatoes and mix until covered.

By JennCrippen

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• olive oil
• onion
• butternut squash
• great northern bean
• lima bean
• chicken stock
• corn
• banana pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the olive oil in a stock pot over medium heat; add the onion and cover. Cook the onions until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir the squash, great Northern beans, and lima beans into the pot; pour the chicken stock over the mixture. Cover and cook until the squash is tender and beginning to break apart, 30 to 45 minutes.
2. 2 Stir the corn and basil into the stew; cook until the stew reaches the consistency of pancake batter, about 10 minutes more. Sprinkle the chopped banana pepper over individual portions to serve.

By Stefanie N

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• olive oil
• lemon juice
• garlic
• shallot
• parsley
• thyme
• oregano
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Stir olive oil and lemon juice together with garlic, shallot, parsley, basil, thyme, and oregano; season to taste with salt and pepper. Allow to stand for 2 hours at room temperature before serving; store remaining chimichurri in refrigerator.

By ryalibertino

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• lemon juice
• sugar
• butter
• rum
• banana
• water
• brown rice
• black bean
• tomato
• vegetable oil
• sausage
• dill

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Combine lemon juice, sugar, butter, and rum in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and sauce thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.
3. 3 Arrange bananas cut-side down in the baking dish. Pour enough sauce over bananas to cover, reserving any extra sauce for serving.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until bananas are soft and sticky, about 30 minutes.
5. 5 Bring water and brown rice to a boil in another saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.
6. 6 Combine black beans and diced tomatoes in a skillet over low heat; heat until warmed through, about 10 minutes.
7. 7 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage links; cook, flipping often, until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Slice sausage into small pieces.
8. 8 Scoop rice into a large bowl. Pour black beans on top. Sprinkle dill and basil on top. Add sausage; mix gently to combine. Serve bananas alongside.

By Xtreme Love

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• american cheese
• brown rice
• cheese sauce
• broccoli
• tomato
• bamboo skewer
• portobello mushroom
• zucchini
• yellow squash
• scallop
• sugar
• black pepper
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• salt
• lemon juice
• orange juice

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk orange juice, lemon juice, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and sugar together in a large bowl to dissolve seasoning into the liquid. Add scallops, yellow squash, zucchinis, and portobello mushroom to the mojito marinade; toss to coat.
2. 2 Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
3. 3 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
4. 4 Thread onto a skewer a piece of mushroom, yellow squash, zucchini, and a scallop, respectively. Repeat so there are two of each item on the skewer; repeat with remaining skewers. Sprinkle fresh basil evenly over the skewers.
5. 5 Carefully remove tomato insides with a spoon; discard tomato insides.
6. 6 Pour broccoli with cheese sauce into a microwave-safe bowl; cook in microwave until broccoli is tender and the sauce is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
7. 7 Stir broccoli with cheese sauce and rice together in a bowl; spoon into the hollowed-out tomatoes. Place 2 strips American cheese atop the mixture in a crossing pattern.
8. 8 Cook the skewers in preheated oven until the scallops are cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven to a plate; cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
9. 9 Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
10. 10 Bake tomatoes in the oven until the cheese is bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve with the skewers.

By Jules Fernan

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• salt
• white sugar
• milk
• butter
• sweet corn
• kalamata olive
• raisin
• chicken
• ground beef
• black pepper
• paprika
• salt
• garlic
• onion
• vegetable oil
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes.
2. 2 Meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, 1 pinch salt, ¼ teaspoon paprika, and black pepper; cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add beef, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, remaining ¼ teaspoon paprika, and black pepper; cook and stir until beef mostly browned, about 5 minutes. Add chicken, raisins, and olives.
3. 3 Remove eggs from hot water, cool under cold running water, and peel. Roughly chop; add to beef mixture. Keep pino warm.
4. 4 Combine corn and basil in a blender or the bowl of a food processor; blend until smooth. Pour into a saucepan over medium heat. Add butter; cook and stir until thickened, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in milk, 2 teaspoons sugar, and salt; cook until thickened to a paste, about 15 minutes more.
5. 5 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
6. 6 Spread pino into a baking dish. Cover with corn paste; sprinkle a little sugar on top.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, about 20 minutes.

By Epicureo

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• mayonnaise
• sriracha sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Combine mayonnaise, sriracha sauce, and basil in a bowl. Refrigerate until serving.

By BMG

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• garlic
• red pepper flake
• canola oil
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Combine basil leaves, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a food processor or blender. Pulse 3 to 4 times. Slowly pour in canola oil and olive oil and blend until thick and creamy, about 30 seconds. Add additional oil if needed to make the spread smoother.

By Allrecipes