Technique: How To Release The Full Flavor Of Basil
By: nwafoodie

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So you are making pesto and are just about ready to drop in a handful of basil leaves into the pesto.
Wait! Stop!  There is one more step you must do!
Slip the basil in a Ziploc bag, and pound gently to bruise the leaves, ever so slightly.  
This releases the full flavor of basil.
Now, continue on with what you were doing.

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Comments:
Sena Wilson

Thank you!  This is a wonderful tip.
nwafoodie

So glad you found it useful!  I could really tell the difference when I did that!
Dreama Wetherell

I was just looking thru some of the hints and found this great tip for basil....thanks.
Sheryl

Now I'm really curious!  Just a few hours ago, earlier today, I read in a cooking magazine that one should NOT bruise Basil as one would bruise flat leaf parsley.  I'll have to try both methods and see if I can taste a difference.  :-)