Basil recipes

Other ingredients:

• Balsamic Vinegar
• Bananas
• Barley
• Bean sprouts
• Beans
• Beef

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   Antipasto Tomato Salad

   • All the savoury flavours of an antipasto platter are present here. For a hearty main-course salad, add 1 cup (250 mL) cubed salami.
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   Artichoke Dip

   • Full of basil's peppy fresh colour and flavour, this spread is a snap to put together before you leave home. Serve with crackers or vegetable sticks.
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   Balsamic Grilled Peppers

   • Grill these first so that they have time to cool to room temperature while the sausages are cooking. Of course, you can peel them after grilling if...
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   Barbecue Poached Salmon with Basil Mayonnaise

   • This is not real poaching but rather more like steaming, leaving the salmon to taste as if it were simmered in aromatic liquid. It's magnificent...
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   Barbecued Peach Pork Chops

   • Serve these chops with beans and mashed potatoes for an easy, crowd-winning meal.
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   Basil Aioli

   • Garden-fresh basil makes this dip flavourful and pretty. Choose an assortment of vegetables (such as carrots, fennel, green beans, peppers, turnips...
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   Basil Aioli Dipping Sauce

   • In food processor, pulse together basil leaves, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice; and anchovy paste until smooth. Blend in mayonnaise.
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   Basil Beer Bread

   • Basil Beer Bread
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   Basil Butter

   • Serve with corn on the cob.
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    Basil Pesto

    • There's just the right amount of pesto in each jar for four servings of pasta, tomatoes or grilled chicken or fish. Frozen pesto adds summer...
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    Basil Pesto for Pizza

    • In small dry skillet, toast pine nuts over medium heat, shaking pan often, until light golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to food processor and let...
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    Basil Salmon

    • Salmon and dill have been a culinary pair for so long that it's time to introduce the fish to another herb just as complementary — basil....
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    Braised Romano Beans and Peppers

    • All the ingredients become meltingly tender as they cook together in the oven. This makes a superb side dish for grilled sausage or a big green...
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    Bruschetta Pasta

    • Green beans and garlic bread round out this Italian-inspired dinner.
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    Burgers with Basil Mayonnaise

    • Serve with your favourite salad.
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    Cannelloni with Fresh Tomato Sauce

    • Simple and straight forward, these light-tasting cannelloni celebrate the sweet dairy flavour of fresh ricotta cheese and intensely ripe harvest...
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    Caprese Salad

    • Celebrate Italy's Tricolore flag with this salad's red plum tomatoes, green basil leaves and white mozzarella cheese. Though named for the island...
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    Cherry Tomatoes with Fresh Basil

    • Divide tomatoes among 4 greased pieces of foil. Sprinkle basil evenly over each. Fold up foil loosely around tomatoes and seal tightly to form...
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    Chicken and Pesto Pasta

    • Serve this brightly flavoured salad with breadsticks.
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    Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Basil and Red Pepper

    • Place red pepper on greased grill over medium-high heat or under broiler; close lid and cook, turning often, for about 20 minutes or until...
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    Chicken Clubhouse

    • This golfers' sandwich is quickly prepared on the grill. Look for peameal bacon (also called sliced sweet pickled pork back with cornmeal) or use...
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    Chicken in Tomato Zucchini Sauce

    • This skillet supper is ideal for families who like spaghetti but are ready to enliven their taste buds. Serve with pasta that cooks at the same...
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    Chicken Pasta Salad

    • For wonderful flavour, grill the chicken (see Peanutty Chicken Pitas). Serve this salad with fresh corn and peaches for dessert.
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    Chicken with Creamy Pesto Sauce

    • Chicken breasts are a standby ingredient, but frankly, if it's flavour you like, they need help. Hence, here is a basil-mushroom sauce you can tart...
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    Chicken with Pesto Cream Sauce

    • Serve with: Buttered noodles and asparagus. Boneless skinless chicken breasts are lean and quick to prepare. For something different throughout...
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    Chickpea Salad with Basil Pesto

    • Take advantage of the abundance of late-summer basil to prepare a batch of pesto (see below). Use it in a dressing, toss it with hot pasta, spread...
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    Cook of the Year Winner 2006:
    Stuffed Beef Tenderloin with Rosti Potatoes

    • This is the grand-prize winner from Dan Roberts of Toronto. To keep potatoes from becoming gummy, cook them the day before making the dish.
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    Crab Spring Rolls

    • Fresh spring rolls filled with noodles, crab, vegetables and tons of herbs served with a sweet-and-sour sauce is a great communal recipe —...
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    Crispy Fried Chicken with Basil

    • A fried coating of sweet potato starch gives this chicken its uniquely chewy yet crispy texture. Sweet potato starch is a specialty product in...
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    Farfalle alla Bruschetta

    • This is a casual, fragrant, plentiful celebration of Canadian summer, inspired by the ingredients in bruschetta. Every year I eagerly await the...

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