Submitted by AeroGardener Véronique Lainé

All three recipes below use the Spicy Basil Mix base. All three look delicious!

SPICY BASIL MELTED BRIE DIP

INGREDIENTS
1 round Brie cheese 250g
1 cup of fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup of cilantro
1/3 cup of whole white almonds
1 garlic clove
1/4 jalapeno pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp melted butter
1 tbsp Italian bread crumbs

PREPARATION

Preheat the oven at 350F
Remove the top of the brie. Remove only the tiny white part.
Put in a baking dish
Reserve
In the food processor, put the basil, the cilantro, the almonds, the garlic and the jalapeno.
Mix until everything is shredded
Add the salt, and the olive oil
Mix until everything is even
Put the basil mix on top of the brie
Mix the breadcrumb and the melted butter.
Put on top of the basil mix
Put in the oven for 10 minutes to 15 minutes
Serve with crackers or slice of bread

Note: the basil mix itself is very good on crackers. It may look like an adult dip, but the kids rush on it - they even told me it's my new best dip.

WHIPPED CHEESE SPICY BASIL DIP

INGREDIENTS

Spicy Basil Mix (base for many of my dips):
1 cup of fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup of cilantro
1/3 cup of whole white almonds
1 garlic clove
1/4 jalapeno pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp olive oil

PREPARATION

Mix all the ingredients in a food processor
Put in a bowl
Add 150g of whipped cream cheese (the small container)
Mix and serve

SPINACH SPICY BASIL DIP

INGREDIENTS

Spicy Basil Mix (base for many of my dips):
1 cup of fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup of cilantro
1/3 cup of whole white almonds
1 garlic clove
1/4 jalapeno pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp olive oil

PREPARATION

Mix all the ingredients in a food processor.
Put in a bowl.

Add:
1 1/2 cup of spinach
1/2 cup of yogurt
1/2 cup of mayonnaise

Mix and serve