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

Sausage, fennel & mascarpone cavatappi
Burrata with quick-pickled rhubarb & basil oil
Gnocchi, anchovy & red pepper one-pot
5 out of 5 stars(5)
Red pepper & crispy salami pasta
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Shallot, pine nut & preserved lemon spaghetti
Trofie with pesto, green beans & sardines
Parsnip & pear fritters
Cheesy broccoli soup
4.5 out of 5 stars(14)
Quick lamb & mushroom ragù
4 out of 5 stars(4)
Chicken & ricotta meatball broth with macaroni
4 out of 5 stars(5)
Polenta breakfast bowl with smoky tomatoes & fried eggs
5 out of 5 stars(1)
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
5 out of 5 stars(17)
Grilled corn, peach, tomato & burrata salad
Spinach & herb dressed grilled chicken salad
5 out of 5 stars(2)
The best frying pan pizza
5 out of 5 stars(3)
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
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Courgette, chickpea & feta pasta
4 out of 5 stars(9)
Tomato trimming, shallot & basil vinaigrette
Golden tomato, burrata & broad bean salad with anchovies
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)
Peperonata with capers & feta
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Strawberry, basil & burrata with green peppercorns & croutons
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Flatbread pizzas
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)
Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad
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)
Sweet & sour freekeh with chicken skewers
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)
Antipasti salad
4 out of 5 stars(4)
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)
Zaatar salmon with potato wedges & tomatoes
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Bucatini with roasted tomatoes & basil
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Barbecued sirloin steak with salsa verde
Chicken, butter bean & summer vegetable traybake
4.5 out of 5 stars(10)

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Sausage, fennel & mascarpone cavatappi

Burrata with quick-pickled rhubarb & basil oil

Gnocchi, anchovy & red pepper one-pot

Red pepper & crispy salami pasta

Shallot, pine nut & preserved lemon spaghetti

Trofie with pesto, green beans & sardines

Parsnip & pear fritters

Cheesy broccoli soup

Quick lamb & mushroom ragù

Chicken & ricotta meatball broth with macaroni

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

The best frying pan pizza

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

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

Peperonata with capers & feta

Strawberry, basil & burrata with green peppercorns & croutons

Flatbread pizzas

Basil julep

Courgette scarpaccia

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

Summer melon, grilled courgette & feta salad

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

Sweet & sour freekeh with chicken skewers

Roast veg & goat's cheese pan bagnat

Tuna niçoise

Meatball bruschetta with torn burrata

Antipasti salad

Asparagus, salad onion & basil risotto

Courgette & ricotta baked fusilli

Purple sprouting broccoli, anchovy & sun-dried tomato salad

Garlic & chipotle prawn & corn pasta

Zaatar salmon with potato wedges & tomatoes

Bucatini with roasted tomatoes & basil

Barbecued sirloin steak with salsa verde

Chicken, butter bean & summer vegetable traybake