BASIL MARTINI RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• 1. Peel and bash the garlic in a pestle and mortar with a pinch of sea salt.
  2. Pick the basil leaves and add with the pine nuts, and pound to a coarse paste.
  3. Muddle in the extra virgin olive oil and finely grate and stir in the Parmesan, adding a splash of water if you like it a little runnier, then continue bashing and pounding until smooth.
  4. Have a taste and season with salt and black pepper, if needed. For a lovely creamy finish, try crumbling in and stirring through a cooked Jersey Royal. Serve with grilled meat or fish, or simply stirred through pasta – delicious!

Steps:

• 1. Slice the bread 1cm-thick, then toast on a barbecue or griddle pan.
  2. Rub each slice lightly with a cut clove of garlic, then drizzle with some good extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle lightly with a little sea salt and black pepper.
  3. Remove the cores from the tomatoes, carefully squeeze out the seeds, then place in a bowl.
  4. Tear in the basil leaves, season with salt and pepper, then toss with a good lug of oil and a good swig of vinegar, to balance the flavours.
  5. Serve the tomatoes either chunky or finely chopped, or you can scrunch them between your fingers before putting them on your bruschette – really tasty.