Top each with a basil leaf and sprinkle with minced lime leaves.

Spread on baguette slices or crackers, and garnish with a basil leaf.

Add basil leaves and cinnamon stick, submerging them in cream.

A single basil leaf or a slice of Black Forest ham goes a long way.

The leaves of this shrub are bright green and shaped like a big basil leaf.

Here, too, the sweet basil leaves were nowhere to be found.

Add basil leaves, cook 15 seconds, then remove with skimmer, and place in ice water.

Place second basil leaf on palm of one hand and slap it with the other.

Even the basil leaf, stuck like a flower into the center of the dish, is fragrant and full-flavored.

Garnish with a basil leaf and a drop of olive oil.