Basil’s Favourite

Name: Basil’s Favourite
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon (15 ml spoon) tomato purée; 12–18 crisp lettuce leaves; 5 tablespoons (5 x 15 ml spoon) mayonnaise; 1 small handful of fresh basil leaves, chopped, plus 6 small whole leaves, to garnish; 1 small handful of fresh basil leaves, chopped, plus 6 small whole leaves, to garnish; salt and black pepper; salt and black pepper; 6 medium-size to large eggs (size 1–2); 6 large firm tomatoes; 2 tablespoons (2 x 15 ml spoon) olive oil; 2 cloves of garlic, chopped finely

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Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

First Impressions

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1984

About

A visitor to our house might well hear me exclaim ‘Oh, I love Basil so much’. ‘Who is this Basil?’ they would wonder. Basil, whose virtues I continually extol, is simply a fresh garden herb of intoxicating smell and flavour. Basil is famous for his marriage to Tomato and this delectable dish illustrates just how perfect that marriage is.

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Starter
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Wedding/Marriage

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