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5 Minute Garlic Basil Sauce

By The Modern Nonna

on Aug 22, 2022, Updated Nov 18, 2022

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If you don’t know what to do with the abundance of basil you have in the garden, I have the perfect recipe for you. This garlic basil oil is so easy to make and can be frozen for up to three months. It takes 2 minutes to make and it’s the perfect solution to using up any basil you have on hand. This basil 5 minute garlic basil sauce can be used to dip crusty bread with, on pasta, salads, drizzled over soups for flavour, on pizza, sandwiches, brushed on grilled chicken, grilled veggies, shrimp, steak, Bruschetta and so much more. Let me know if you make it in the comments.

5 Minute Garlic Basil Sauce

If you don’t know what to do with the abundance of basil you have in the garden, I have the perfect recipe for you. This garlic basil oil is so easy to make and can be frozen for up to three months. It takes 2 minutes to make and it’s the perfect solution to using up any basil you have on hand. This basil garlic oil sauce can be used to dip crusty bread with, on pasta, salads, drizzled over soups for flavour, on pizza, sandwiches, brushed on grilled chicken, grilled veggies, shrimp, steak, Bruschetta and so much more. Let me know if you make it in the comments.

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Servings: 1 cup

Author: The Modern Nonna

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 5 cups of basil leaves
• ▢ 4 peeled garlic cloves
• ▢ 1 cup of olive oil, any oil works
• ▢ pinch of salt, to taste

Instructions 

• Add the basil leaves, garlic, oil, and salt to a blender or food processor and blend.
• You can adjust the oil and garlic accordingly to your desired consistency.
• Store in the fridge for up to 7 days, or freeze for up to 3 months. Enjoy

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Notes

This will last in the fridge for up to a week but it will solidify due to the olive oil. Once you take it out, it will come back to temperature and normal, but if you want to prevent this from happening you can use an oil that doesn’t solidify in the fridge like canola oil — I personally don’t use canola oil much but it’s up to you.

You can also pour the garlic basil oil into an icecube tray, freeze it, and transfer the cubes into a freezer bag for individual portions to be used up to 3 months.

Basil oil sauce can be used to dip crusty bread with, on pasta, salads, drizzled over soups, on pizza, sandwiches, top it on chicken, grilled veggies, shrimp, steak, Bruschetta and so much more so feel free to experiment.

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