Not exact matches
Smooth Vegetable Gazpacho with Watermelon Pieces (serves 4) about 11 heirloom tomatoes — skin and seeds removed (you might have to blanch them quickly so that the skin comes off easier) 4 small pickling cucumbers or 1 - 2 large cucumbers — peeled, seeds removed 1 cup packed
basil leaves or more to taste 1 cherry pepper or another hot pepper to taste — seeded 1 - 2 garlic cloves (optional, if you
like a more pronounced flavour) 1 small shallot (optional, same reason as above) 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon sea salt freshly ground black pepper — to taste ripe, chilled watermelon — cut into
bite - size pieces
Fresh mozzarella cheese and
basil leaves round out the toppings and the result is an Italian - inspired
bite - size burger that tastes a little
like homemade pizza.
It sounds a little
bit strange, but please try it out and I promise you will enjoy it (unless you don't
like basil).
So while making pesto out of all kinds of crazy colorful veggies sounds
like fun, I'm always a
bit disappointed at the lack of
basil - y flavor.
The dressing is lemony and bright, and a
bit like a coarsely chopped pesto minus the
basil.
500g - 1000g watermelon, cut into
bite - size chunks 1/2 cucumber, cut into
bite - sized chunks 100 - 200g feta cheese, crumbled 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint (You can also use fresh
basil leaves, if you
like it more or it's more readily available)
If you
like, you can add a dash of salt, or you can turn your butter into flavoured butter by adding a
bit of citrus zest or finely chopped thyme or
basil.
Originally the plan was to grow edibles, which I still do,
like a
bit of Cuban sage, curry, lemon
basil, lemon - scented geranium, taro root, and sweet potatoes.
Blend an ounce of nuts with rucola,
basil or coleander, add a lot of oil (f.ex linen oil rich in omegas3), a
bit of parmesan if you
like, salt pepper and enjoy a healthy home made pesto!
They have a — an organic holy
basil extract that's pretty potent and I've been taking that and honestly I feel a little
bit like Superman,
like I feel invincible on holy
basil compared to ashwagandha.
We've tried a number of flavors for our kefir, and our favorites so far are plain fresh organic ginger (tastes quite a
bit like ginger ale) and plain fresh organic
basil.
Aaand I bought tons and tons of
basil yesterday cause they only had giant containers, and I only need a teensy
bit for my recipe today, so it looks
like the stars are aligned!
As much as I
like the particular flavor of the tops themselves, I also
like how they carry the flavor of
basil, which comes through quite a
bit considering how few leaves you use.