FOOD: Wine Country

BASIL OIL
Servings: 6

Ingredients:
1 1/4 bunches Basil
1/3 bunch parsley
2 1/2 oz Spinach
3/4 Cup Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper - to taste

Method:
Blanch basil, parsley and spinach in boiling water. Chill quickly in ice water. Drain and squeeze out the excess water. Place the greens in a blender and add the oil. Puree until smooth and the oils is a vivid green. Season to taste with salt and pepper. let sit overnight then strain through a coffee filter the next day.

When using, do not use the brown liquid at the bottom of the container. It must be decanted off. The easiest way to do this is once the oil has solidified, invert the oil chunk onto a sheet pan and scrape off the excess brown. The water will run off too. Save the solid oil only