What to Do with Leftover Basil

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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.

Written by Kate Merker

August 2006

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