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How to Cut Basil
Learn how to cut basil quickly and easily with this step by step tutorial. Add fresh herbs to your dishes for a boost of flavor.
Prep Time
1 min
Total Time
1 min
Servings: 1
Calories: 1 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- fresh basil leaves no stems
Instructions
- Stack 5 leaves on top of one another, so they’re curled up, leaving the largest on the bottom.
- Roll the leaves up into a tight cylinder.
- Using a sharp knife slice the basil as thin as possible from one end to the other.
- Separate the ribbons of basil with your hands and use as desired in a recipe that calls for fresh basil.
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Notes
- Storage: Cut basil will keep well in the fridge for 1 to 2 days.
- Photo Credit: Erin Jensen
Nutrition Information
Calories
1kcal
(0%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
15mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
264IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1kcal | 0% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 15mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 264IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.