To make the Basil Oil: In a small bowl, prepare an ice-water bath and set aside. Bring a small pot of water to a boil over high heat. Using metal tongs, add 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves to boiling ...

Main Ingredients 2 cups of fresh basil leaves 1/4 cup of almonds 1-2 garlic cloves 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup of olive oil Salad Ingredients: 1 container of grape or cherry tomatoes 8 oz.

This recipe is part of the Just Picked series, a partnership between Modern Farmer + Foodterra. 1 cup grapeseed oil or other high-heat cooking oil 4–5 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves, (rinsed ...

Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Use about 1/4 cup salt per quart of hot water. Drop basil into boiling water for 15 to 20 seconds, and immediately plunge basil into ice water to chill. Drain, and ...

This is not your average slice of bread. This recipe takes toast to gourmet territory with a luxurious feta cream, oven-roasted cherry tomatoes, homemade basil oil, and crunchy toasted pine nuts. Each ...

You will head over heels for this simple chilled peach soup with cucumbers. It is refreshing and light but still packed with the flavors of summer. We topped it off with an easy homemade basil oil.

Where is it written that when you poach a fish, it has to be salmon? Of course, poached salmon has its charms, but there are other fish in the sea -- and in the river. In fact, poaching may be the ...

There it is at the seafood market, a whole fish, gleaming fresh, eyes bulging, looking like it just flopped up from out of the ocean. It’s so gorgeous you have to buy it. Now the question is: What the ...

Pesto is a delicious and versatile sauce that's fun to make, There are five mistakes you can make, that can create a bitter ...

Kissing cousin of mint, basil is among the most aromatic of herbs, with a long tradition as a seasoning in the kitchen as well as a curative in the apothecary. Often called king of the herbs—the very ...