The oil flavored with basil is one of the ingredients used in the pizza parlors and kitchens around the world. There are several ways to prepare this delicious flavored oil, a faster version raw obtained by blending a few leaves of basil with the olive oil, and version “flavored oil”mostly used on pizza.

To prepare’Oil flavored with basil

10 inflorescences of basil and 10 leaves

1 liter of extra virgin olive oil.

Oil preparation flavored with basil

Pick the flowers early in the morning and the basil leaves, wash and dry well.

Arrange everything in a glass jar, cover with extra virgin olive oil, close the jar and leave to rest in a cool, dark room for 3 weeks.

consume within 3 months.

Tips:

Freshly baked your pizzas, add a little oil with basil before serving them to your customers.

If you want to know more about Basil, consultation wikipedia

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