Basil with its slightly anise sweetness adds lift to salads, pasta, marinades and sauces. Enjoy this fragrant herb at its peak during summer.

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Italian

Porcini pesto pasta

This is inspired by a delicious dish my husband Aaron and I had on our honeymoon. The rich pasta and pesto is topped with pan gratato, a golden breadcrumb, herb...
French

Olive tapenade on sourdough

This versatile French dip combines salty olives, capers and anchovies mellowed with lemon, oil and sun-dried tomatoes. Spread it on toast for an easy appetiser,...
Italian

Roasted cherry tomato and olive pasta

Upgrade your tomato pasta by roasting cherry tomatoes with olives, olive oil, oregano, garlic and chilli until the tomatoes are warm and wrinkled – and then...
Canadian

Speedy chicken parm

This is one of my husband Aaron's favourites. The parmesan and breadcrumbs create an amazing crust, and I serve it up with some quickly cooked cherry tomatoes. 
Italian

Penne alla Norma

This Sicilian classic brings together penne pasta, tomatoes and chunks of roasted eggplant. Short pasta is ideal for catching juicy tomato-based sauces, and...
Indigenous Australian

Warrigal greens pesto

Because you can never have too many pesto recipes, here's one bursting with Australian indigenous flavours – warrigal greens, bush lemon and macadamias.
Italian

Spaghetti alla Nerano

This simple vegetarian pasta makes use of abundant zucchini with a whole kilo put to use in this recipe. It hails from the Italian village of Nerano on the...
French

Ratatouille slice

The classic French way to use up summer produce (tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini) just got a frittata-like makeover. It's easy to make and ideal for picnics and...
Italian

Homemade pizza

Although making your own pizza base is a little more effort than buying a ready-made base, it can be fun and interactive activity with kids or guests, and is...
Italian

Gnocchi with cherry tomato and Italian sausage

"This is the world's easiest, vaguely fancy pasta sauce. At least according to my kids. It's the fresh tomatoes and the fresh potatoes through which I'm going to...
Italian

Perfect fresh tomato pasta

"A simple classic. You can use any kind of spaghetti, but It's important that the tomatoes are ripe. If tomatoes aren't in season, seek out premium canned or...
Maltese

Maltese kapunata

Kapunata is a popular Maltese dish that can be served as a hearty accompaniment to any protein-based meal or simply paired with a slice of bread for dipping and...
Italian

Caprese salad

"This is the ultimate combination of flavours and would be my last meal."
American

Pan-seared salmon with fennel and salsa verde

A gorgeous, vibrant green sauce with crisp-skinned salmon.
11 Dec 2021 - 11:37am

Chopping board tomato and basil pesto pasta

This is so good, it's so fresh and only a handful of ingredients, and the pesto is made simply by roughly chopping together the tomato, basil and pine nuts. 
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