Dishes made with basil
15 dishes from around the world that list basil as a main ingredient.
RatatouilleVegan
🇫🇷 FranceA Provençal stew of summer vegetables cooked in olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PestoVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreA basil, pine nut and cheese paste from Genoa, used to dress pasta
Sauce, pickle or ferment
Caprese saladVegetarianinsalata caprese
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreSlices of tomato, mozzarella and basil dressed with olive oil
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Pizza MargheritaVegetarian
🇮🇹 ItalyNeapolitan pizza topped with tomato, mozzarella, basil and olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Salade niçoise
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreA French salad of tomatoes, eggs, olives and anchovies or tuna from Nice
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Spaghetti alle vongoleFish or seafoodSpaghetti alla vongole
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreSpaghetti tossed with clams, garlic, parsley and olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ParmigianaVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreEggplant slices fried, layered with cheese and tomato sauce, then baked
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chelow kebabMeatچلوکباب
🇮🇷 IranSteamed rice served with skewered grilled meat and classic Iranian sides
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pasta alla NormaVegetarian
🇮🇹 ItalySicilian pasta with fried eggplant, tomato sauce and ricotta salata
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Neapolitan ragùMeat
🇮🇹 ItalySlow-cooked meat and tomato sauce from Naples, served with pasta and as a main dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pastel de chocloMeat
🇨🇱 Chile and 4 moreSavory pie of sweetcorn topping over a spiced meat filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
HumitaVegetarian
🇵🇪 Peru and 4 moreFresh corn dough wrapped in husks and steamed or boiled
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Taiwanese fried chickenMeat鹹酥雞
🇹🇼 Taiwan and 2 moreBite-sized chicken pieces marinated, coated, and deep-fried with pepper and spices
Street food, Snacks
Chim chumจิ้มจุ่ม
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreThai and Lao hotpot cooked at the table in a clay pot with herbs, meat and vegetables
Main dish, Dinner
Porotos granadosVegetarian
🇨🇱 ChileChilean summer stew of cranberry beans, corn and squash
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ratatouille: Marcus Guimarães, CC BY 2.0, source
- Neapolitan ragù: CristianoMay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pesto: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pastel de choclo: Paloma Baytelman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Porotos granados: User:Pachanka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Caprese salad: Rainer Zenz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pizza Margherita: Mario56, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Salade niçoise: cyclonebill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spaghetti alle vongole: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kabab Barg: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Parmigiana: Flickr.com user "Blue Lotus", CC BY 2.0, source
- Pasta alla Norma: 8w9d, CC0, source
- Taiwanese fried chicken: JeanHavoc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Humita: Marcos Katz, CC BY 3.0, source
- Chim chum: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source