Basil Recipes

About Basil:
Basil is one of our most popular summer herbs.  Usually basil is green although there are many fun varieties including lemon basil, sacred basil and purple basil.  Basil should be eaten fresh.  Handle basil with care.  If the leaves get crushed, bruised or exposed to very cold temperatures, they will turn black.  Store basil for no more than a couple days in a plastic bag in the fridge.  Basil keeps very well in the form of pesto in the fridge for a couple weeks or all winter in the freezer.  Besides the classic pesto, basil pairs very well with all the summer vegetables, especially tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini.  It is great on pizza, quiches and soup.