What to Do with Leftover Basil

When a recipe leaves you with just a sprig or two of fresh basil, you can…

• Toss it with mixed salad greens.
• Slip it into sandwiches in place of lettuce.
• Add it to omelets made with Feta or goat cheese.
• Sprinkle it over vegetable soup.
• Thinly slice it and add it to sliced strawberries.
• Stir it into buttered green beans.
• Sprinkle it over corn on the cob, using a generous drizzle of olive oil in place of butter.
• Add it to tuna salad (either mayonnaise- or vinaigrette-based).
• Rip it into pieces and toss with sliced nectarines or peaches, olive oil, honey, and a squeeze of lemon and serve alongside salmon or chicken.