Bright Green Basil Oil for Plating

Today, I’m showing you how to make a beautiful vibrant green basil oil. Fresh and full of flavour, this bright green plating oil can be used as garnish, on salads, in dressings, on cheese and anywhere else that the bright flavour of basil is normally goes.

I’ve done a similar video to this in the past which you can check out here:

That method is slightly more complicated and time consuming while this method is super easy and only takes about 5 minutes.

Bright Green Basil Oil Recipe:
100 g fresh basil
50 g fresh baby spinach
250 ml neutral flavoured oil (light canola/ vegetable)

Method:
Blitz everything together on high in a blender for approximately 3 minutes. The heat from the base of the blender will heat through the herbs and release a more vibrant colour. Once the oil is warm to the touch and steaming a little, place a medium sized bowl over an ice bath and line it with a strainer lined with cheesecloth or a coffee filter. Pour in the oil into the strainer and leave to seep through. Once all the oil has strained through, place in a container or squeeze bottle and store in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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[ChefStudioChannel]

The one time when the blender overheating is a good thing 💃

[kayleec.]

I’ve been watching your channel for a month now, and your videos are really nice to watch when I get bored.

[samuraibat]

I will be trying this soon. Thanks for the video.

[amolpathak]

What's your opinion about blanching the basil leaves and shocking it up in ice water?? We follow this method to make pesto in our restaurant. It comes out pretty green in color.

[harkeb]

Ooh, so vibrant. However, it would be such a waste to throw away that green herby pulp. I suppose one can turn that into a sauce or pesto?

[WISSPORTS]

Keep coming back to this. THank you
What do you think of cooking this off in a saucepan for a few minutes to evaporate the excess water and get a more thick oil consistency? I'm trying to think of whether this will change the color or taste. Cheers!

[eeedee]

Excellent video.. Thank you very much.

[bmn]

Love your videos! How long can you put it in the fridge to stay fresh and green? Greetings from Germany

[roloqween]

Would this work for different herbs in the same way. Would you always use spinach in that case too?

[IsmaGF]

Nice one!! Quick question: how long could it last? Days? Weeks? Thanks!

[erikjaroy]

I'm thinking about putting this on a Margherita pizza!

[lukey]

Hello nice video😊 hope you're well?

Was just wondering, after you've put the sieve and cloth over the ice bowl, to let it strain, how do you separate the oil from the water, or did you just switch the bowls out? Thankyou 😊

[palabm]

Can i use this as additional scented oil for homemade basil soap?

[traceyb.r.e]

Can I use hemp oil or olive oil thank you.

[unbeastable]

question: You added the spinache only for the taste?

[fujimeira]

How long this this last out of the fridge?

[giovannimecenero]

this is the first healthy recipe ive watched made dy an american

[schall]

How can i do this without a heated blender? So with a regular mixer and occasionally in the microwave? Or preheated oil?

[chumbabingo]

How "basily" does the oil turn out to be?

[waytothewill]

What I don't get is that you use 250 ml oil but end up with something less than 100 ml. Doesn't sound that efficient to me.