Basil recipes

basil
The possibilities for sweet, fragrant basil are endless. Blitz the leaves and stalks into a vibrant pesto, tear and toss into salads to release the aromatic oils or try something a little different with strawberries or watermelon marinated in balsamic vinegar and basil. And those are just a few!

Shop Cooks' Ingredients Basil

Parsnip & pear fritters
Cheesy broccoli soup
4.5 out of 5 stars(11)
Chicken & ricotta meatball broth with macaroni
4 out of 5 stars(5)
Zaatar salmon with potato wedges & tomatoes
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Polenta breakfast bowl with smoky tomatoes & fried eggs
Bacon & courgette pasta with chickpeas
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Quick artichoke, pea & spinach lasagne
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Med-style gnocchi
4.5 out of 5 stars(15)
Grilled corn, peach, tomato & burrata salad
Spinach & herb dressed grilled chicken salad
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Sausage, tomato & walnut pesto on toast
4.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Tagliatelle with peas, courgette & burrata
4.5 out of 5 stars(8)
Herb laminated pasta
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Raw tomato sauce with malloreddus
Courgette, chickpea & feta pasta
4 out of 5 stars(9)
Tomato trimming, shallot & basil vinaigrette
Golden tomato, burrata & broad bean salad with anchovies
Bucatini with roasted tomatoes & basil
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Stuffed baked tomatoes
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Aubergine & goat’s cheese bake with garlic toasts
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Warm bulgur, veggie sausage & harissa roasted carrot salad
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Spicy cheesy pasta arancini with pepper & tomato sauce
Cheat’s pizzas with mushrooms & black olives
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Barbecued sirloin steak with salsa verde
Strawberry, basil & burrata with green peppercorns & croutons
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Flatbread pizzas
Chicken, butter bean & summer vegetable traybake
4.5 out of 5 stars(10)
Basil julep
Courgette scarpaccia
4.5 out of 5 stars(6)
Crispy ‘chorizo’, olive & courgette bucatini with lemon & feta
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Sirloin steak with balsamic tomato butter sauce & chips
Summery pea & basil soup
4.5 out of 5 stars(14)
Asparagus, broad bean & pea frittata with a seed and parmesan crust
Lemony ricotta veg-drawer pasta
2 out of 5 stars(1)
Basil & lemon cauliflower & sweetcorn fritters
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Roast veg & goat's cheese pan bagnat
4 out of 5 stars(5)
Tuna niçoise
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Meatball bruschetta with torn burrata
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Asparagus, salad onion & basil risotto
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Courgette & ricotta baked fusilli
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy & sun-dried tomato salad
Garlic & chipotle prawn & corn pasta
4 out of 5 stars(1)
The best winter panzanella
White bean & leek stew with basil gremolata
3.5 out of 5 stars(3)
Kale, pea & walnut pesto
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Puttanesca pasta
5 out of 5 stars(6)
Warm lentil salad with roast cherry tomatoes & red pepper
Quick lamb & mushroom ragù
4 out of 5 stars(4)
The best frying pan pizza
5 out of 5 stars(3)
Peperonata with capers & feta
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Sweet & sour freekeh with chicken skewers
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Antipasti salad
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Sourdough pizza with eggs, courgettes & peas
5 out of 5 stars(1)

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Parsnip & pear fritters

Cheesy broccoli soup

Chicken & ricotta meatball broth with macaroni

Zaatar salmon with potato wedges & tomatoes

Polenta breakfast bowl with smoky tomatoes & fried eggs

Bacon & courgette pasta with chickpeas

Quick artichoke, pea & spinach lasagne

Med-style gnocchi

Grilled corn, peach, tomato & burrata salad

Spinach & herb dressed grilled chicken salad

Sausage, tomato & walnut pesto on toast

Tagliatelle with peas, courgette & burrata

Herb laminated pasta

Raw tomato sauce with malloreddus

Courgette, chickpea & feta pasta

Tomato trimming, shallot & basil vinaigrette

Golden tomato, burrata & broad bean salad with anchovies

Bucatini with roasted tomatoes & basil

Stuffed baked tomatoes

Aubergine & goat’s cheese bake with garlic toasts

Warm bulgur, veggie sausage & harissa roasted carrot salad

Spicy cheesy pasta arancini with pepper & tomato sauce

Cheat’s pizzas with mushrooms & black olives

Barbecued sirloin steak with salsa verde

Strawberry, basil & burrata with green peppercorns & croutons

Flatbread pizzas

Chicken, butter bean & summer vegetable traybake

Basil julep

Courgette scarpaccia

Crispy ‘chorizo’, olive & courgette bucatini with lemon & feta

Sirloin steak with balsamic tomato butter sauce & chips

Summery pea & basil soup

Asparagus, broad bean & pea frittata with a seed and parmesan crust

Lemony ricotta veg-drawer pasta

Basil & lemon cauliflower & sweetcorn fritters

Roast veg & goat's cheese pan bagnat

Tuna niçoise

Meatball bruschetta with torn burrata

Asparagus, salad onion & basil risotto

Courgette & ricotta baked fusilli

Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy & sun-dried tomato salad

Garlic & chipotle prawn & corn pasta

The best winter panzanella

White bean & leek stew with basil gremolata

Kale, pea & walnut pesto

Puttanesca pasta

Warm lentil salad with roast cherry tomatoes & red pepper

Quick lamb & mushroom ragù

The best frying pan pizza

Peperonata with capers & feta

Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad

Sweet & sour freekeh with chicken skewers

Antipasti salad

Sourdough pizza with eggs, courgettes & peas