What To Make With Fresh Basil | 10 Brilliant Ideas

If your garden is abundant with basil, let’s explore what to make with fresh basil with these 10 yummy fresh basil recipes.

I thought I would share the fruit of my labors with you and give us a list of diverse fresh basil recipes for us to make while basil is fresh for the taking. Enjoy!

1 – PESTO WITH BASIL

Fresh, nutritious ingredients come together so fast for the best recipe for pesto with basil! This pesto recipe is one I played around with and made perfect for my liking. I hope you like it too!

2 – FRESH LEMON BASIL COOKIES

Basil for dessert? Yes please! My mouth is salivating just thinking about basil as a tasty treat.

3 – FRESH BASIL BUTTER

I’ve tried this fresh basil butter and it was to-die-for yummy! Spread it on anything from fresh sourdough bread, deli sandwich, grilled cheese . . . you name it. It elevates your buttered dish like you wouldn’t believe.

4 – FRESH BASIL HUMMUS

What an amazing idea to elevate a boring ol’ hummus. I love the green color and can imagine myself downing a box of crackers and bowl of this basil hummus in no time!

5 – FRESH BASIL LEMON VINAIGRETTE

This sounds good enough to pour over every salad imaginable. There is nothing better than a fresh homemade vinaigrette and I’d love to try this basil version.

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