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Italian · Sauce / condiment
Basil Oil
Basil and parsley are blanched for a few seconds to keep their color, then blended with olive oil and a little lemon. Swirl it over soup, tomatoes, fish or pasta for a bright green, herby finish.
- YieldMakes about 2 cups (480 ml)
- Hands-on25 min
- Total35 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 2 Lwater, for blanching
- to tastekosher salt, several pinches for the blanching water
- 2½ cupsbasil leaves, packed
- ½ cupflat-leaf parsley, leaves and tender stems
- 240 mlextra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tspfresh lemon juice
- 1 tspkosher salt
- to tastefreshly ground black pepper
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