Basil

Favorite Basil Recipes

• Angel Hair Pasta With Everything
  Angel hair pasta (or vermicelli) with every; maybe not everything but this recipe has a nice combination of vegetables including fresh tomatoes, mushrooms and zucchini with a added bit of ham.
• Chayote Salad
  Chayote Salad recipe is made with diced fresh chayote, then combined with green onions, tomatoes, red bell peppers and basil. You can dress the salad with a simple vinaigrette or even mayonnaise. Chayote can be found in some well-stocked grocery stores or most Mexican markets.
• Shrimp And Olive Pasta With Wisconsin Parmesan Cheese
  This simple dish features fresh asparagus, olives and shrimp in a white wine sauce, tossed with rotini pasta and grated Parmesan cheese.
• John's Cactus Salsa
  This recipe for John's Cactus Salsa is made with fresh nopales, diced tomatoes, pickled jalapeno's, garlic, onion, 3 kinds of beans, cilantro and olive oil. This is a pretty salsa you can serve with tortilla chips or use it atop your tacos.
• Fresh Corn and Chicken Salad
  This is an excellent corn salad recipe adapted from a Food Network episode. It uses fresh corn, basil, scallions, tomatoes and chicken.