Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
I ended up with four basil plants last year and did plenty of pinching so I had four basil bushes by the time I was done. Just three this year!
I'd highly recommend herb salads. By last August our salads were half lettuce half herbs, usually a handful of basil, mint, parsley and whatever else was in abundance. It's such a great way to change up salads. I have posted it before, but check out Charlie Bird's farro salad recipe, I do that one with basil and mint.
Great idea. This is our first year since we didn't have room in the city for growing. We may plant smarter combos next year. But besides too much basil, we have parsley, cilantro, oregano, and rosemary. Certainly can supplement with something from the store to make a salad. When we moved in last year, we had invasive mint plants overtaking some flower beds and around our patio. While it needed to be done, I'm a little sorry my wife went on a mission to eradicate them all.
Originally Posted by
StuckInYYZ
Well, with enough, there's anything you can put pesto on.... then pho or a myriad of vietnamese dishes...
Yeah - we have enough for pesto, and I bought some pine nuts yesterday. Love the pho idea. While I love to eat Vietnamese, I haven't really made much of that cuisine.
Thanks for the ideas!