Basil help!!

[twowhat?]

I have an entire grocery bag full of fresh basil (roots still attached) that the girls' teacher gave us from the school garden. I obviously can't use it all right away but would like to freeze it in some way that makes it adaptable for different recipes (in other words, I don't want to just make it all into pesto).

Ideas??

[rin]

Blend it up with just olive oil & freeze it flat in freezer bags. If you want to use it in sauces, etc, you can just break off chunks of it in whatever size you need; if you want to make pesto just mix up the parmesan, garlic, pine nuts & then add the basil.

[lizzywednesday]

My mother just freezes it by putting it in zip-top baggies & squishing the air out. When it's frozen, she squishes the bag to chop or mince it and - voila! - "fresh" herbs.

[KLD313]

My mother just freezes it by putting it in zip-top baggies & squishing the air out. When it's frozen, she squishes the bag to chop or mince it and - voila! - "fresh" herbs.

Yeah, you can freeze it just the way it is.

[twowhat?]

My mother just freezes it by putting it in zip-top baggies & squishing the air out. When it's frozen, she squishes the bag to chop or mince it and - voila! - "fresh" herbs.

Thanks! Do the leaves need to be completely dry before freezing?