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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
• vegetable oil
• butter
• garlic
• shallot
• red chili pepper
• lemongrass
• chicken stock
• pumpkin
• coconut milk

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium saucepan, heat oil and butter over low heat. Cook garlic, shallots, chilies, and lemongrass in oil until fragrant (be careful not to burn the garlic). Stir in chicken stock, coconut milk, and pumpkin; bring to a boil. Cook until pumpkin softens.
2. 2 In a blender, blend the soup in batches to a smooth or slightly chunky consistency, whatever you prefer. Serve with basil leaves.

By BRIGIT

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• garlic
• ginger root
• jalapeno pepper
• salt
• turmeric
• vegetable oil
• onion
• shrimp
• tomato
• coconut milk

Instructions

1. 1 Combine the garlic, ginger, jalapeno, salt and turmeric in the container of a food processor or blender. Process to a smooth paste. Set aside.
2. 2 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion, and cook until translucent, stirring frequently. Mix in the spice paste, and cook for a few minutes to release the oils.
3. 3 Add shrimp, and cook for a few minutes until pink, then add the tomatoes and coconut milk. Cover, and simmer for about 5 minutes, then remove the lid and simmer an additional 5 minutes to thicken the sauce. Stir in the fresh basil during the last minute of cooking.

By Colleen Moir

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• peanut oil
• garlic
• ground chicken breast
• thai chile
• black soy sauce
• fish sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a wok over high heat until smoking. Pour in peanut oil, then immediately add garlic. Stir-fry garlic until it begins to turn golden brown, about 20 seconds. Mix in the ground chicken and continue cooking and stirring until the meat is crumbly and no longer pink, about 2 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in the sliced chilies, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Cook for about 15 seconds to soften the chilies, then add the basil, and continue cooking until the basil has wilted.

By Valery K

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• vegetable oil
• garlic
• thai chile pepper
• eggplant
• water
• soy sauce
• white sugar
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and chile pepper; cook and stir until garlic is golden, about 1 minute. Add eggplant; stir in water and cover. Cook and stir every few minutes, until eggplant softens, 5 to 8 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in soy sauce, sugar, and salt; continue cooking, uncovered, until water has evaporated and eggplant is coated with sauce, about 5 minutes. Stir in basil leaves; remove from heat.

By ChiBites

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• basil leaves
• lime juice
• bamboo shoot
• coconut milk
• chicken broth
• eggplant
• 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
• chili oil
• hot chile pepper
• garlic
• chicken breast
• white sugar
• garlic salt
• black pepper
• mushroom
• onion
• oyster sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chile peppers and garlic; cook until fragrant and just beginning to brown. Add chicken, sugar, garlic salt, and black pepper; cook until chicken is no longer pink but not cooked through.
2. 2 Add mushrooms, onion, and oyster sauce; cook until onion is tender and chicken juices run clear. Off heat, stir in basil. Let sit before serving for 2 minutes.

By Zfamily

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• chicken stock
• tom yum paste
• garlic
• lemongrass
• makrut lime leaf
• chicken breast
• mushroom
• fish sauce
• lime juice
• green chile pepper
• coriander

Instructions

1. 1 Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir in the tom yum paste and garlic, and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon grass and lime leaves. Place the chicken in the saucepan, and cook 5 minutes, or until no longer pink and juices run clear.
2. 2 Mix in the mushrooms. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, and green chile pepper. Continue cooking until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve warm with the coriander and basil.

By Steve Alder

Ingredients

• ✓ basil
• coconut milk
• liquid amino acid
• peanut butter
• red curry powder
• red curry paste
• red pepper flakes
• brown sugar
• sweet onion
• red bell pepper
• cilantro
• chicken thigh
• sugar snap pea

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk coconut milk, liquid amino acid, peanut butter, red curry powder, red curry paste, basil, red pepper flakes, and brown sugar together in crock of a slow cooker. Add onion, bell pepper, and cilantro to slow cooker; stir. Place chicken in slow cooker.
2. 2 Cook on High until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 3 hours. Add snap peas, stir, and continue cooking until peas are heated through, 5 to 10 minutes more.

By Becky