Oven Roasted Basil Leaves Recipes

POTATOES ROASTED WITH OLIVE OIL AND BAY LEAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Using small sharp knife and working on 1 potato, make 5 crosswise vertical cuts, spaced evenly apart, from 1 side to other side (do not cut through). Place potato in 13x9x2-inch broilerproof baking dish. Repeat with remaining potatoes. Add some of oil to dish and toss potatoes to coat. Slide 1 bay leaf into each cut in each potato. Mix salt, herbs, and pepper in small bowl and sprinkle over potatoes. Roast potatoes until tender, about 55 minutes. Remove dish from oven. Preheat broiler. Drizzle remaining oil over potatoes. Broil until potatoes begin to brown, about 4 minutes.
• *A dried herb mixture available at specialty foods stores and in the spice section of some supermarkets. A combination of dried thyme, basil, savory, and fennel seeds can be substituted.

OVEN-ROASTED BASIL LEAVES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• 2. Wash and dry your basil leaves. Make sure they're really dry so they crisp instead of wilt in the oven. Use as many leaves as will fit in one layer on a baking sheet.
• 3. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Arrange the basil leaves on the sheet and sprinkle with olive oil and sea salt. Toss the leaves with your hands to make sure they're well-covered with oil and salt.
• 4. Place the baking sheet in the oven and roast for 5-10 minutes (until leaves turn dark green and become crispy).
• 5. Gently blot/drain basil leaves with paper towel. Emphasis on gentle-when they're nice and crispy they can crumble easily. Enjoy

THAI ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a medium bowl, mix together the Sriracha, brown sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, garlic, ginger, lime juice, and lime zest.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a roasting pan set over your stove burners at medium heat. Sear the chicken skin-side down for 5 minutes. Flip the chicken and sear for another 3 minutes. Add the carrots and onions to the pan. Toss in the sauce mixture, deglazing the pan as you mix everything together.
• Position all the chicken pieces skin side up amongst the vegetables, and drizzle with a little more oil. Place in the oven to roast for 35-40 minutes, stirring in the Thai basil halfway through baking. Serve with jasmine rice!

THE BEST OVEN ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Wash and core the tomatoes. Cut the tomatoes in half from side to side and remove the seeds.
• Roughly chop your onions. Try and keep them about the same size so they all cook at the same speed.
• Place tomatoes on one half of the sheet pan cut side up.
• Spread your onions and garlic out in a single layer on your sheet pan/cookie sheet.
• Drizzle with olive oil.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast in a 450* oven for 40 minutes.

LEMON-BASIL ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, toss potatoes with 2 tablespoons oil. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 22-28 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally., In a large bowl, whisk lemon juice, mustard, garlic, salt, pepper and remaining oil. Stir in onion and basil. Add roasted potatoes; toss to coat.

OVEN ROASTED TOMATOES WITH BASIL AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C
• Place tomatoes, bacon, salt and pepper, minced garlic and 1/4 cup of torn basil leaves into a baking dish lined with non stick baking paper.
• Drizzle lightly with olive oil.
• Roast for 30-35 minutes or until the tomatoes are tender and the bacon is crispy. Top with basil leaves to serve.

ROASTED POTATOES WITH TOMATOES, BASIL, AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In the prepared baking dish, toss the potatoes, tomatoes, basil, and garlic with the olive oil. Sprinkle with the rosemary.
• Bake 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, turning occasionally, until tender.

HALIBUT WITH OVEN-ROASTED TOMATOES, BASIL AND TAPENADE RECIPE

Steps:

• Set the oven to Gas Mark 3 or 160°C.
• Put the cherry tomatoes in a roasting tray, drizzle over 1 tbsp of the oil and season. Bake in the oven for 35 mins.
• Increase the oven temperature to Gas Mark 6 or 200°C.
• Season the halibut steaks and place in the tray with the cherry tomatoes. Scatter the garlic over the tomatoes and drizzle the fish with the remaining oil.
• Bake the fish for 15-20 mins, until cooked through.
• Serve with the tapenade and basil leaves.

ROASTED LEMON BASIL POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Wash the raw potatoes and dry them with a paper towel.
• Cut the unpeeled potatoes into ½-inch cubes. Toss the cubes with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a bowl.
• Transfer the potatoes to a large baking sheet** and spread into a single layer. Roast until soft on the inside (about 25 minutes). Stir the cubes around halfway through the baking time.
• In a small bowl, stir the remaining olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and basil together.
• Toss the potatoes with the lemon basil oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

THE BEST GLUTEN-FREE OVEN-ROASTED CHERRY TOMATO PASTA SAUCE RECIPE EVER!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Place a large pot of salted water on the stove to boil.
• Wash and dry cherry tomatoes.
• Slice cherry tomatoes in half and place them in a bowl.
• Cut garlic into slices and add to tomatoes.
• Cover tomatoes with a quarter cup of oil or enough oil so that they are all well covered. The tomato mixture should be a bit wet.
• To the tomato mixture add salt, black pepper, granulated onion, and granulated garlic-mix well.
• After you mix in all the seasoning, taste the mixture and adjust to your personal liking.
• Line a large baking sheet (with sides) with foil.
• Place a piece of parchment paper over the foil on the pan. By lining the pan with foil and parchment you ensure that nothing will stick or burn to your pan making cleanup much easier.
• Pour tomato mixture onto the baking sheet in an even layer and place in the oven.
• Cook for 15 minutes.
• Wash, dry, and chop six fresh basil leaves.
• When 15 minutes has elapsed remove the tray from the oven, stir the tomatoes and flip them over.
• Add the chopped basil and stir again. Lay the tomatoes in a single layer on your sheet tray.
• If the mixture looks too dry add a drizzle of oil, you do not want the tomatoes to be dry, almost jam-like on the tray. You want the mixture to still be moist even though they have concentrated as they have cooked.
• Cook for the remaining 15 minutes.
• During this time you can boil your pasta according to the package directions.
• When The pasta has finished cooking, use a heatproof container or measuring cup to carefully remove 4 cups of pasta water from the pot before draining the pasta.
• Drain the remaining pasta water from the pasta.
• Return the pasta to the empty pot.
• Add the tomatoes to the pasta over low heat, stir well, and add 1 cup of pasta water. Stir well add more pasta water until you sauce reaches your desired consistency.
• Serve with cheese, extra basil, or hot pepper flakes if you like.

CREAMY ROASTED TOMATO BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place halved tomatoes, pepper circles, carrot circles, sliced onion, basil leaves and garlic cloves on the baking sheet and drizzle with 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Generously season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 40-45 minutes.
• 2. Once vegetables are done roasting, allow them to cool for 10 minutes, then add them to a food processor or high powered blender and blend until smooth.
• 3. After blending, transfer to a pot, turn to medium low heat and add in oregano and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add heavy cream and allow tomato soup to simmer 10 minutes before serving. To serve, garnish with parmesan cheese and serve with grilled cheese, if desired.