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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
• mango
• lime
• cayenne pepper
• salt
• white sugar
• mango

Instructions

1. 1 Combine mango chunks, lime juice, basil, cayenne pepper, and salt in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour mango purée into a large bowl; stir in sugar until sugar dissolves. Fold in diced mango. Pour into freezer pop molds.
2. 2 Freeze until firm, 14 to 24 hours.

By Danielle Walquist Lynch

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• flour tortilla
• mexican blend cheese
• tomato
• bacon
• vegetable oil
• sour cream

Instructions

1. 1 Layer on half of each tortilla: 1/4 cup cheese, 2 tablespoons diced tomatoes. 1 tablespoon bacon and 1 tablespoon basil. Fold each tortilla in half to form a half circle.
2. 2 Lightly coat a large nonstick skillet or griddle with oil. Cook each quesadilla, over medium-high heat for 1 1/2 minutes on each side until cheese is melted and tortilla is lightly browned.
3. 3 Cut the quesadilla into 4 wedges and serve with sour cream.

By Red Gold

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• garlic powder
• chili powder
• paprika
• chicken tenderloin
• vegetable oil
• onion
• green bell pepper
• red bell pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Mix garlic powder, chili powder, paprika, and basil in a large bowl. Add chicken strips; stir to coat with garlic powder mixture.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, onion, green bell pepper, and red bell pepper; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, 7 to 10 minutes.

By LLIGETT

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• pasta
• tomato
• cilantro
• sugar
• oregano
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. 2 In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, cilantro, basil, sugar and oregano; mix well, then add olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
3. 3 Combine sauce with pasta and toss to coat. Top with cheese and serve.

By Rachel

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• corn
• couscous
• green onion
• red bell pepper
• jalapeno pepper
• olive oil
• chicken stock
• cotija cheese
• lime
• chili-lime seasoning

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Trim and partially shuck corn by cutting off any long silk from the top and removing and discarding the outer layer of husk.
2. 2 Place corn directly on the middle rack of the preheated oven and roast for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes. Remove and discard husks and silk. Slice kernels off with a knife.
3. 3 While the corn is roasting, place couscous in a heat-proof bowl with green onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, and olive oil.
4. 4 Bring chicken stock to a boil in a small saucepan. Pour boiling stock over couscous mixture and cover tightly with foil. Let sit for 5 minutes.
5. 5 Uncover and stir in roasted corn kernels, cotija cheese, lime juice, and basil. Season with chili-lime seasoning.

By Tim

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• chorizo sausage
• black bean
• tomato
• oregano
• corn
• tomato paste
• bell pepper
• chipotle chile powder

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Meanwhile, saute chorizo in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer chorizo to the pot with the onions. Add black beans, diced tomatoes, corn, tomato paste, bell pepper, and chile powder; stir to combine and bring to a simmer.
3. 3 Transfer to a slow cooker and cook on Low for 6 hours or High for 3 hours.

By Jenn Seda

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• olive oil
• garlic
• tomato sauce
• salsa
• chili powder
• onion
• parsley
• oregano
• cumin
• black pepper
• salt
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Sauté garlic in hot oil for 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomato sauce, salsa, chili powder, onion, parsley, basil, oregano, cumin, black pepper, and salt.
2. 2 Stir in water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

By Sara

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• ground beef
• salt
• pepper
• kidney bean
• tomato
• celery
• red bell pepper
• red wine vinegar
• chili powder
• cumin
• parsley
• worcestershire sauce
• red wine

Instructions

1. 1 Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off grease, then season with salt and pepper.
2. 2 Transfer beef to a slow cooker. Add kidney beans, tomatoes, celery, bell pepper, and vinegar. Season with chili powder, cumin, parsley, basil, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to distribute ingredients evenly.
3. 3 Cook on Low for 8 hours or High for 6 hours. Pour in wine during the last 2 hours.

By Wendy