This flavorful oil is wonderful on steak, eggs, in soup and on salads. When I whip up a batch I use it on everything!
Ingredients:
2 cups basil leaves
1 cup olive oil
1 tsp salt
Bring a large pan of water to a boil. Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl, a combo of ice and water.
When water comes to a boil, add basil leaves and blanch for 15 seconds. Remove from water and add to ice bath. Ring out all the water and place in a blender. Add salt and olive oil, blend on high until basil is finely minced and incorporated into the oil. And immersion blender also works great for making basil oil.
Pour into a bottle and drizzle away! I keeps for about a week. Keep in fridge and bring to room temp before using.