Wipe 2 cups of tightly packed basil leaves with a clean, damp paper towel. Have ready a bowl of ice water.

Wash and dry the arugula and basil. Grate the Parmesan and zest your lemon. In a food processor, combine arugula, basil, ...

Since basil is perhaps most abundantly turned into pesto, it only makes sense that you can add it to pasta in other ways. For starters, break from the traditional combo of basil, pine nuts, and ...

The last time I wrote about pesto, I got more than a few emails from readers who wanted to set the record straight. “Real pesto is made with basil, and only basil, no other greens,” wrote one ...

The tender herb is perhaps most commonly associated with pesto, the beloved Italian sauce full of nutty, cheesy umami. But there is so much more that basil can do if you give it a chance. Don’t ...