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basil

basil

Basil is an essential component to most summertime meals at Full Belly. Farmers add bits of basil to salads, roasted vegetables, meat dishes, and even the occasional mojito. Basil has tremendous anti-oxidant protection capabilities, due to its polyphenolic flavoniods, and is an important source of vitamin A. Basil leaves are also an excellent source of iron, potassium, manganese, copper, and magnesium. Be sure to store your basil dry in the refrigerator or in a vase with a bit of water on your window sill. 

Available: June - October

Recipes

Warm Potatoes with Asparagus and Herbs

Eggplant Salad with Roasted Tomatoes

Tomato Confit

Burrata and Melon Salad with Toasted Cumin and Basil

Hummus with Tomatoes and Cucumbers

Crushed Sour Cream Potatoes

Broccoli Pesto

Cool Summer Pasta

French Potato and Green Bean Salad

Summer Squash and Basil Pasta

Julienned Sweet Pepper Salad

Pan con Tomate

Melon and Cucumber Salad

Potato Squash Gratin

Basil Mayonnaise

Cream of Tomato Soup

BLT Salad

Summer Squash Omelet

Tomatoes with Crisp Fried Eggplant and Burrata

Gazpacho

Rice Vegetable Salad

Cranberry Bean Salad with Basil, Mint & Feta

Basil Vinaigrette

Tomato Coulis

Eggplant Caviar

Eggs in Purgatory

Raw Summer Tomato Sauce for Pasta

Ripe Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Stew OR Salad

Pesto

Ribollita

Poblano Pepper Pasta Sauce

Grilled Eggplant Salad

Caprese Panini for Two

Chunky Roasted Tomato, Potato and Garlic Soup

Summer Squash-Basil Soup

Tomato Preserves

Black Eyed Pea Salad

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We love this shot of @sac_waterboy using our turni We love this shot of @sac_waterboy using our turnips in their dishes! the Waterboy is such a wonderful Sacramento restaurant who has been supporting the local Farm to Fork movement since the beginning!
Happy Monday! While we continue to enjoy spring an Happy Monday! While we continue to enjoy spring and eat up all of the asparagus and strawberries we can get our hands on, it’s never too early to be thinking about summer! We have been busy planting tomatoes and melons and all sorts of other fun summer goodies. Photo by @farmerandreww
Farmer Dru and her littlest granddaughter Roxy in Farmer Dru and her littlest granddaughter Roxy in the @wreathroom hanging flowers to dry.
Here at Full Belly, the first strawberries of the Here at Full Belly, the first strawberries of the season are always meticulously checked for quality, size and sweetness by our official product testers. They take their job very seriously. #farmkids #strawberries
Which one would you rather have? A box of asparagu Which one would you rather have? A box of asparagus or a bucket of lilac? Photo by @farmerandreww #spring #thebestofbothworlds #lilacs #asparagus
Flowers are starting to pick up speed at Full Bell Flowers are starting to pick up speed at Full Belly. All of the spring deliciousness including ranunculus, lilacs, anemones, calendulas, tulips, daffodils and mixed bouquets will be headed down to the Berkeley farmers market tomorrow, the San Rafael farmers market on Thursday and the Palo Alto Farmers Market on Saturday.
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