Ingredients 4 large eggs (optional) 1 head of garlic, peeled 3 cups Thai basil ¾ cup vegetable oil, divided ¼ cup michiu tou or other rice wine 1 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more 4 garlic chives, cut into ½" pieces 2 cups mung bean sprouts 4 servings

Ingredients 1 pound zucchini (or any summer squash), sliced into 1/2-inch rounds 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 3 small cloves garlic 10 mint leaves 5 basil leaves 1 heaping tablespoon capers, rinsed 2 tablespoons walnuts or pine nuts, lightly toasted 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar, more to t

YIELD 1 2/3 cups TIME 20 minutes The key to making creamy pesto is to add the ingredients to the food processor in the right order to ensure that the nuts break down to a fine paste before the greens have a chance to turn brown. Use basic basil pesto as a pasta sauce, or thin it out with a li

Basil Honey Syrup Ingredients 1 cup basil leaves 1/2 filtered water 1/2 cup honey {see notes} 1/8 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt Instructions Combine in a blender the basil leaves, water, honey and salt, and process until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh sieve and into a container, and discard the