Walnut Pesto Potato Salad
With a nod to classic Italian pesto, this version is made using walnuts and basil and is a perfect dressing for boiled potatoes. Serve with grilled fish, chicken or steak.
With a nod to classic Italian pesto, this version is made using walnuts and basil and is a perfect dressing for boiled potatoes. Serve with grilled fish, chicken or steak.
Here's a speedy way to prepare pearl couscous as a side dish, simple enough to serve any night of the week. Instead of parsley, try chives, dill or basil.
A fresh tomato and basil sauce is the perfect companion to these cheesy breadstick twists. Try doubling the sauce, and use the extra as a topping for pasta or pizza.
For a pretty touch, serve this sinfully smooth party-size spread garnished with thin slices of apple and sprigs of fresh basil. It's also wonderful piped onto Belgian endive leaves.
You can prepare this dinner favourite in minutes with ingredients found in your pantry. Prepared pesto makes a great substitute for fresh basil when it is not in season.
Mint pesto, a Greek-inspired twist on the basil version, is right at home as a dip for grilled lamb. Soak wooden skewers in cold water for 30 minutes before using.
Roasted vegetables, fresh basil and tender pasta tossed and topped with ricotta is sensational. Roasting your own vegetables is easy, and the resulting sweet, smoky flavour is worth the extra time.
Enjoy this meal in a bowl with toasted, halved whole wheat rolls brushed with olive oil and basil to sop up the juices, and a salad that includes peppy arugula or watercress.
Grinding chicken thighs for this burger, rather than using the already-ground chicken, gives the best flavour and texture. A Caprese salad topping of Bocconcini cheese, tomatoes and basil adds a fresh kick.
Celebrate Italy's Tricolore flag with this salad's red plum tomatoes, green basil leaves and white mozzarella cheese. Though named for the island of Capri, the salad is actually found all over Italy and now Canada.
