When you have extra basil - you use it.

Now that our garden is in full swing our basil has finally woken up and decided to start growing. I went out to check on it and realized it was starting to flower - well we can't have the basil going to seed before the tomatoes are even ripe! So time to prune it all! But what to do with all this beautiful basil? Make some Basil Butter Garlic Bread. I'm a snob and make my own French Bread - so we made this butter with some home grown parsley too. This was a perfect side to go with a fresh summer dinner. Even a little extra butter to go with something else in the future... ooh... on a baked potato would be amazing... or corn!! so many ideas.

Basil Butter Garlic Bread

Ingredients
2 ounces, weight Butter
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 bunch Basil Leaves (generous Handful)
1 bunch Parsley (use 1/3 Of The Amount Of Basil)
2 cloves Garlic
1 whole Green Onion
2 pinches Salt To Taste
1 pinch Pepper To Taste
1 loaf Ciabatta Or French Bread
1-½ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese (up To 2 Cups)
Preparation Instructions
1. Combine all the ingredients except the bread and cheese in a food processor, and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Cut open the loaf of bread and spread both halves with the basil butter. Put the halves together and wrap in aluminum foil. Bake for in a 400ºF oven for 10 minutes.
3. Remove the bread, separate the halves and load them up with Parmesan cheese. Return them to the oven and either crank up the heat to 500ºF or put them under the broiler.
4. Cook until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and starting to get brown. Serve!