Basil is one of the most popular herbs used in
cooking today. Famous for its delicious aroma and warm peppery flavour, it
is typically enjoyed with Italian and Mediterranean cooking: it is the
natural companion to tomatoes and essential in Italian cooking.
Deliciously
versatile, basil can be used to flavour a variety of foods including
soups, salads, sauces, main meals and desserts.
In herbalism, basil is
known for its relaxant and digestive properties.
Foil Fresh seal for extra flavour
Usage
Basil is a fantastic store cupboard essential. It is great for
vegetables including aubergines, carrots, spinach, courgettes and is
delightful with salads and pasta.
- Stir into chopped fresh tomatoes with a dash of olive oil for a delicious bruschetta topping.
- Sprinkle over pizzas, roasted vegetables or tomato soup.
- Add to tomato sauces for pasta.
- Mix with olive oil, tomato purée and garlic to make a salad dressing.
- Bake whole baby courgettes in olive oil, chopped tomato and Basil.
- Add to a light creamy sauce to pour over salmon.
Ingredients
Basil
Nutritional Information
Value per serving based on 1 tbs (0.7g) per serving
- Values per 100g
- Energy: 175 KCal
- Protein: 14 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- of which sugars: 1.7 g
- Fat: 4 g
- of which saturates: 0.2 g
- Fibre: 41 g
- Sodium: 0.03 g
- Values per serving
- Energy: 1.2 KCal
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.1 g
- of which sugars: 0.01 g
- Fat: 0.01 g
- of which saturates: 0.01 g
- Fibre: 0.3 g
- Sodium: 0.01 g
Recipes using Basil