This Caprese Pizza is topped with ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, sliced mozzarella and drizzled with an olive oil-balsamic dressing. Make this homemade pizza for a bistro dinner at home! (makes 2 individual pizzas or 1 large pizza)

This Fresh Basil Flower Tea is a great way to use up basil flowers and has a subtle mint-y, herb-y and refreshing flavor. (vegan, gluten-free)

Pan-Fried Tomatoes are a tasty side dish to go with dinner, you can have them over a salad or with crackers and cheese for an appetizer.

September is National Cholesterol Awareness month, and a clinical study showed Mazola® Corn Oil reduces cholesterol 2x more than extra virgin olive oil. To learn more about this claim, see Mazola.com. Corn oil is the base for this Fresh Herb Salad Dressing, which can be used in three different ways: as a dipping oil for bread, as a salad dressing and brushed on bread for toasting. It’s light and Summer-y with fresh, chopped sage, mint and basil. This easy dressing recipe required only a few simple ingredients and can be prepared in under 10 minutes!

Gluten Free Fried Tomatoes are a delicious Summer appetizer or vegetarian side dish – juicy, ripe, red tomatoes with a gluten free flour, egg, milk and corn flour coating, fried in Canola oil, make for a crispy outer texture, sprinkle with fresh basil!

Basil Butter Corn is salty with sweet corn, fresh garden basil and sprinkled with shredded Parmesan cheese. The perfect Summer side dish!

Homemade Garden Fresh Basil Pesto has garden fresh flavor, is a great way to use up basil from the garden and goes amazing over pasta or as a marinade for fish or chicken.

Tomato Basil Mozzarella Black Bean Burger Bites are a savory & delicious recipe perfect for the tailgating season. They are so easy to make with MorningStar Farms® Spicy Black Bean Burgers! (vegetarian)

Easy Basil Mozzarella Poutine has Grown In Idaho Super Crispy Shoestring Fries, pearl-size Mozzarella balls, hot, homemade beef gravy and topped with chopped fresh-from-the-garden basil & Italian parsley, with a sprinkling of fresh ground pepper.

This Tomato Basil Mozzarella Puff Pastry Tart recipe is an easy, Summer-y and savory meal to make. No pizza dough making required! (Serves 1-2 people)

Balsamic Marinated Baked Portobello Mushrooms are a flavorful and meaty accompaniment to dinner or a tasty topping over salad!   Check out all 9 recipes in the #FoodieMamas Delicious Mushroom Recipe Roundup below!  Vegan and gluten-free 🙂

This Homemade Grilled Caprese Pizza is a vegetarian dish made from scratch. Topped with the fresh flavors of tomato, basil, and mozzarella on an easy homemade pizza crust, these single serve pizzas are perfect if you’re cooking for two for date night.

These Grilled Cheese Tomato Bites topped with blistered sweet grape tomatoes and fresh basil leaves. This afternoon snack recipe is a great twist on a classic grilled cheese sandwich you can’t resist.