Thai Basil
Recipes and Tips

Here are just a few tips and recipes for using fresh Thai Basil. You can find many more recipes on our recipes page.

Quick Tips:

• Invigorate take-out.
  Chop fresh Thai Basil and toss over your family’s Thai restaurant favorites. Whether it’s Pad Thai or Green Curry, Thai basil provides a kick of herbal freshness.
• Spice up your Thai iced tea.
  Brew up a strong batch of iced black tea, add sweetened condensed milk to taste, and garnish with sprigs of fresh Thai Basil.
• Make Thai Basil spring rolls.
  Use rice paper wrappers to roll shrimp, rice noodles, thinly sliced cucumbers, and fresh leaves of Thai basil into tight bundles. Combine 1 cup of creamy peanut butter with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and ½ teaspoon of red chili flakes to make a quick dipping sauce.

Thai Basil recipes:

Mango and Grapefruit Salad with Summer Basils
Sweet mango and tangy grapefruit are the perfect pairing for the light basil and honey dressing drizzled over this summer fruit salad.

Summer Sipper: Thai Basil Thai Iced Tea
Need something light, refreshing, and slightly sweet to help cool down on a sultry summer afternoon? Brew up some Thai basil Thai iced tea.

Step-by-Step: Drunken Noodles
If you like Thai food, you’ve probably had the pleasure of enjoying a big bowl of drunken noodles at your favorite local Thai restaurant. Sometimes known as Pad Kee Mao, drunken noodles are typically rice noodles stir-fried in a spicy sauce with fresh vegetables and chicken, beef, or tofu. This recipe uses ground chicken and lots of fresh Thai basil to make these noodles even more flavorful and delicious.