Basil oil

1 Cups

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Tightly packed fresh basil
Leaves
1 cup Olive or vegetable oil

Directions

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In a large sauce pan, blanch basil leaves for 5 seconds. Refresh in an ice bath and squeeze out any excess liquid. Place leaves and oil in a blender and puree.

First, strain the puree through a fine mesh sieve. Then line a small strainer with several layers of cheesecloth and strain oil into a glass jar. Flavored oil keeps, covered loosely and refrigerated at all times, 1 month.

Nutritional information per serving: xx calories, xx gm protein, xxx mg cholesterol, xx gm carbohydrate, xxx mg sodium, x gm fiber, xx gm fat (x gm sat, x gm mono, x gm poly), x mg iron, xx mg calcium, xx% of calories from fat.

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