Tag: basil
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Tomato and basil orzotto
I usually serve this ‘orzotto’ (like a risotto but made with orzo pasta grains not rice) with roast chicken and use the rich roasting juices to add to the chicken stock needed to make it. Add chopped cherry tomatoes and lots of shredded basil just before serving and you’ve got the perfect accompaniment to a…
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Fennel meatballs with tomato and basil pasta and salsa
This is a very quick and easy way to make meatballs. You just use skinned sausages and bake them in the oven whilst you make the tomato and basil pasta sauce and boost that tomato flavour with the salsa topping. I use the fennel sausages from Humphrey’s in Bury St Edmunds but you can use…
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Smoky tomato freekeh
This is one of these versatile summer dishes that can be served hot or cold, as a side dish to grilled meats or as a meal in itself. I ate it warm with a big ball of mozzarella in the middle for lunch last week but it also works well with feta. First, cook nutty…
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