Well of course even I couldn't use that much without getting sick of it! So I cut the stems off and processed all the basil down with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and a few heads of garlic. Then I scooped the mixture into a Ziploc bag and cut the corner off. I piped the whole bag into two ice cube trays and put them in the freezer for future use!
I would have made pesto but I don't like what the freezer does to cheese (Parmesan) and nuts (pine nuts, or in my case I like to use roasted sunflower kernels, their cheaper too!) which are both ingredients of pesto.
Later when you want to cook something with a little garlic and basil 'zip' you just throw in a cube or two while cooking or sauteing. They also use this ice cube trick with stock (chicken, beef, pork...) too, so if you are only cooking in small amounts you can throw a few frozen 'stock' cubes into the pan or food to meltdown and help the flavor.
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