Basil is High: 10 Recipes with our Favorite Herb

Last Updated May 28, 2020

It's summer's end and the basil is high.

It's September in Tennessee and the basil is sky high. Here's what we like to do with it.

Lady Pea Salad with Pesto

We love to try interesting pastas. Here we used Fergola Sarda from Lazzaroli’s Pasta shop in Germantown. However you can use any small pasta, even Israeli couscous. Serve this alongside grilled or...

Arugula Pesto

Any fresh green and herb can be whirled into a pesto. But fresh arugula is peppery and perfect in this green condiment. We always make this up when our arugula is a day too old. Or when we have an...

Pistachio Pesto

This recipe is from Pat Schertz of Rosie Belle Farm. "it's a CSA favorite and appears on virtually every shareholder's shopping list when it is available, and with fresh basil popping...

Kale Walnut Pesto

Most any green can be whirled up in a pesto, particularly spring kale, when it is abundant and endless.

Penne with Squash, Feta and Basil

This dish combines squash with salty feta cheese and penne pasta for super quick and easy summer dinner. The squash caramelizes as it sautés, deepening the flavor of this abundant summer vegetable....

Pumpkin Pesto Pizza with Cheddar

As a food editor, I end up with all sorts of unlikely and interesting foods- things folks send us, ingredients left over from taste testing or a photo shoot. I stumble upon these things in the back of...

End of Summer Cucumber Basil Smash

Use Hendrick's or one of our local gins (HCDistillery, Corsair) to create this innovative cocktail. Consider also muddling seasonal berries for a flavorful variation.

Sweet Cucumber Peach Basil Salad

Two medium peaches away from a tasty summer salad. Recipe from The Peach Truck Cookbook.

Sweet Potato Rounds with Basil Pesto

Perfect fall appetizers that we served at our fall farm dinner at Katharos Farm. Sweet Potatoes from Delvin Farm with pesto and creamy goat cheese and spiced pecans. Yum.