5 Return to the oven on a parchment paper - lined rimmed baking sheet until the cheese is melted, 10 to 12 minutes;
garnish with a basil leaf before serving.
Arrange 8 tomato slices on a platter,
top with basil leaf and stack with 1 zucchini slice, and 1 cheese slice.
Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella, and have ready to go
along with the basil leaves, reserving 4 basil leaves for after the chicken has cooked.
Place your tomatoes on top of the crackers, top with mini bocconcini, a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, and
finish with basil leaves.
Can't you imagine serving this as an appetizer at a dinner party, arranged willy - nilly on a big
platter with basil leaves and balsamic scattered all over?
This combination makes a lovely
salad with some basil leaves and a spoon of very good quality olive oil, a slick of equally good balsamic vinegar and a grinding of black pepper.
Red wine vinegar would be lovely in place of the balsamic and a crumbling of feta cheese would be a perfect addition if you tolerate, just scatter over the top
with the basil leaves when you're serving.
I pack the bowl of the food
processor with basil leaves, toss in a very generous heap of grated parmesan cheese (let's be honest, the parmesan cheese makes this vinaigrette the prized dressing that it is), then I start the processor and slowly pour the olive oil through the feed tube until the basil and cheese starts making magic in the bowl.
DIVIDE mixture evenly among 12 toasted baguette slices and top
each with a basil leaf.
Garnish
with basil leaves and top halves of buns.
Garnish
with basil leaves, Parmesan, pine nuts and red pepper flakes, then serve.
Garnish
with some basil leaves and pine nuts and serve.
Top each slice with a generous dollop of pea ricotta and garnish
with a basil leaf.
Garnish
with basil leaves and seedlings.
For the tomato sauce they are using garlic, oregano, and olive oil, and you can top it off
with basil leaves and optional mozzarella cheese.
Divide between plates, garnish
with basil leaves and freshly grated Parmesan, and serve.
Transfer to a picnic dish, top with the toasted pine nuts, and garnish
with some basil leaves.
Garnish
with basil leaves and additional rind relish.
Using a pair of tongs, remove pizza from oven; drizzle with oil and top
with basil leaves.
Serve immediately, garnished
with basil leaves and drizzled with balsamic reduction, if desired.