12 opal Recipes

gin, triple sec, orange juice, superfine sugar, orange-flower water, ice cubes

pumpkin (or fresh cooked equivalent), brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger, salt, well beaten eggs, evaporated milk, heavy cream, unbaked 9-inch pie shells

red wine vinegar, garlic cloves, crushed in a press, sized tomatoes, each cut into 8 wedges (fresh, ripe ), chopped red onion, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste, fresh basil , preferably opal

garlic cloves, peeled, almonds, salt (or to taste, i like to use celtic sea salt), loosely packed fresh basil (i use different varieties of basil from my garden, opal, lemon, clove and sweet and combine them all), fresh oregano, sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, extra virgin olive oil

cubes honeydew melon (about 1/2 melon), fresh lime juice, fresh opal basil leaves or chopped fresh basil leaves, chopped fresh mint leaves, sugar to taste if desired

whole chicken , cut into pieces, eggs, flour, water, salt and pepper

tiny fingerling potatoes , well scrubbed, butter, creme fraiche , plus, creme fraiche, for garnish, fleur de sel or 1 tsp kosher salt, cracked black pepper, basil, coarsely chopped (opal is preferred), minced chives, chives (to garnish )

giant oxheart tomatoes (about 12 oz total ), cherokee purple tomatoes (about 12 oz total ), fleur de sel or coarse kosher salt plus additional for sprinkling, coarsely chopped fresh opal or green basil plus additional whole leaves for garnish, extra-virgin olive oil (preferably ligurian), divided, plus additional for brushing, garlic clove, minced, minced shallot, uncooked unpeeled jumbo shrimp (about 2 oz each), cut in half lengthwise through shell, deveined, shell still attached

olive oil, unsalted butter, fuji apples, peeled, cored, and seeded, sliced thin, lemon zest, cinnamon, lemon juice, fresh apple cider, zucchini , seeds removed, cut julienne, stalk celery , cut julienne, leek, green removed , cut julienne, red pepper , seeds removed, cut julienne, picked thyme leaves, salt and freshly ground pepper, opal and green basil, julienned, for garnish

olive oil, superfine sugar, crystallized ginger , run through food processor, egg whites, cake flour, baking powder, ground ginger, salt, whole milk, vanilla, lime buttercream , recipe follows, micro opal basil, for garnish, micro mint, for garnish, lime zest, for garnish, this recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. the food network kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results., fresh lime juice, cornstarch, unsalted butter, salt, sugar