Basil/24 recipes

Load up on your power vegetables, sweet potatoes and sweet red bell pepper in this satisfying pasta main dish.

This refreshing, quick and easy stir-fry satisfy your stomach within a few minutes, serve it with rice, quinoa or any your favorite cooked grain.

Used roma tomatos, basil and parsley from the garden, which made the soup super refreshing and tasty. Just make sure that when you puree the soup in your blender, use a towel to cover the lid tightly; or just use a hand mixer directly.

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A refreshingly delicious chickpea and pea salad is packed with goodness. Chunks of feta cheese, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes are tossed with chickpea, peas, fresh mint, basil, and a lemon juice-red wine vinegar vinaigrette. A perfect summer salad.

Although quite good with using cottage cheese, I prefer to make the rolls with part-skim ricotta. They are delicious!

Italian Tomato Bisque recipe

This soup was such a comfy dish that was just perfect on a cold winter day. The combination was so hearty and it was also very flavourful. Not too hard to make, and I will be making this soup again soon.

Caramelized grilled figs and smoky prosciutto are a delicious pair, and you can find both of them in this salad, mixed with some peppery arugula, gouda cheese and tossed with a basil-roasted bell pepper vinaigrette.

Sausage & Lentil Soup recipe

Creamy Corn Chowder with Fresh Basil and Cherry Tomato recipe

This eggplant, pumpkin and spinach vegie lasagna is a fair bit of work and takes a while - but it is absolutly worth every bit of effort. It tastes wonderful and is really healthy. It can be frozen in individual servings and will last for ages. I've taken a serve to university for lunch [where i have access to a microwave] about once a week for the last 8 weeks - all from the one batch. Fantastic :D

Juicy tomatoes on a bed of flaky puff pastry with caramelized onions and goat cheese.

Basil and beets inside ravioli bundles served on a bed of roasted garlic cream sauce.

Baked Spinach and Ricotta Penne recipe