While basil can be air dried it is too delicate to heat dry. A better method of preserving basil is to make pesto then spoon into ice cube trays and freeze. Once frozen, pop out the cubes and transfer to a freezer bag for use as needed.
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Do you have a recipe for pesto? Not that I'd know what to do with that either.
ReplyDeleteI just grow the basil for the tomatoes...