How it's used
Used in pesto, salads, or as a garnish for pasta or pizza.
Herbs & Spices
basil
An aromatic herb with a sweet, peppery flavor, commonly used in Italian and Southeast Asian dishes.
- Usual recipe measure
- Usually measured in g
- Recipes using this ingredient
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Recipes that use basil
MealMediterranean
Socca Breakfast Stack
A savoury Mediterranean breakfast stack of chickpea socca pancakes layered with tomato-white-bean ragù, spinach, olives, basil and yogurt-tahini sauce.
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Courgette Lace Scarpaccia
A paper-thin Tuscan-inspired courgette and onion scarpaccia with lacy edges, white-bean basil cream, fresh lemony tomato and toasted pine nuts.
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Love Lentil Meatballs
Wholegrain spaghetti with six browned lentil, mushroom, sun-dried tomato and walnut meatballs in a glossy balsamic tomato sauce.
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Weeknight Lentil Ragù Pasta
An entry-level wholegrain pasta with a chunky lentil ragù, basil, lemon, nutritional yeast and toasted pumpkin seeds.
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Sriracha Tofu Slab
A thick nutritional-yeast-coated tofu slab with salted tomato, basil, coriander and hot sauce in a softly crisp wholemeal baton.
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Tomato Bean Bread Toss
A ten-minute panzanella-like toss of toasted wholemeal bread, juicy tomato, white beans, cucumber, basil and a creamy bean dressing.
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What 100 g contributes
Nutrition summary
At a glance
Higher inVitamin KVitamin AVitamin C
Calories
23kcal
56% cal
Protein
3.1g
19% cal
Carbs
1.0g
26% cal
Fat
0.6g
Small numbers, big impact
Everyday essentials
Fibre1.60g
Vitamin B120.00μg
Vitamin D0.00μg
Iodine0.00μg
Iron3.17mg
Zinc0.81mg
Calcium177.00mg
Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.