[DOC] [TLE] Our Variety | Heritage Hill Farm [PAR] Classic large leaf, sweet Italian variety that has a slightly spicy taste and ... 
Perfect for cooking or pesto. ... basil variety has dark purple leaves, which 
contrast nicely with green varieties in dishes ... Garlic chives have a hint of garlic 
flavor, so both well with potatoes and ... This herb is often used fresh or dried in 
essential oils. [DOC] [TLE] Basil Plant Description. - MDidea Extracts Professional [PAR] Basil Etymology:royal fragrance and basileus,King's Herb. Basil:Its ... Most 
varieties of basil have green leaves, but one, opal basil,is a beautiful purple color
. [DOC] [TLE] Herb of the Year 2003: Basil (Ocimum basilicum)  Master Gardener ... [PAR] Jan 27, 2003 ... The International Herb Society has designated basil as the Herb of the Year 2003
. ... Both the leaves and their essential oils are used as flavoring agents. ... types 
of sweet basil  large and dwarf forms, with green, purple, ... and have the square 
stems, opposite leaves, flower spikes, and oil .... Classic Pesto. [DOC] [TLE] Basil Seeds - 8 Varieties Of Basil Herb Seed - Outsidepride.com [PAR] Basil seeds are a great addition to the kitchen herb garden. ... This Sweet Basil 
herb variety is called Dark Opal. The leaves have a clove-like spiciness flavor 
which is a little too strong for pesto but great for almost any basil dish, and it's ... 
Genovese Basil has extra-large, dark green leaves and is often used in Italian 
pesto. [DOC] [TLE] A Market Guide to Basil Types with Cooking Tips - Tasting Table [PAR] Aug 21, 2015 ... Here's our primer on six varieties you need to know. ... Six varieties of summer's 
favorite herb ... Depending on the variety, the leaves can grow up to three inches 
long ... leaves with Italian food, but there are so many varieties (more than we ... 
basil has smooth, bright green leaves that are essential in pesto. [DOC] [TLE] Basil - Portland Nursery [PAR] An essential herb in pasta sauce, pesto, caprese salad, stir fry; basil is used in ... 
Sweet basil varieties have mostly anise and orange blossom scents with little ... 
Annual with brownish green leaves and purple stems and flower buds, pink 
flowers. ... Spicier than Italian basils, but still sweet and extremely flavorful, holds 
up... [DOC] [TLE] Herbs: Basil and Basil Types  Heat in The Kitchen [PAR] Oct 28, 2013 ... Sweet Basil, and Pesto ... If you don't have that luxury, find fresh basil leaves in 
most local ... in Indian cuisines, but is indispensable in Italy, Vietnam and 
Thailand. ... (see Holy Basil) has a clove-like taste and purple-reddish tinged 
leaves. ... Tibetan Basil (medium green soft leaf, pinkish flowers), Dark Opal... [DOC] [TLE] What We Grow - Rainshadow Organics : Rainshadow Organics [PAR] Arugula is especially used in salads, but also cooked as a vegetable with pasta ... 
Basil Varieties, Basil (meaning king in Greek) is truly the king of fresh herbs. ... 
Opal Basil, also known as purple-leaf basil, is a variety of the more usual green 
basil. .... Green cabbage has tightly wrapped pale green, thick and pliable leaves. [DOC] [TLE] Basil - Best in Season [PAR] Fresh basil has a pungent flavour that some describe as a cross between ... It's a 
key herb in Mediterranean cooking, essential to the delicious Italian pesto, and is 
... Most varieties of basil have green leaves, but one  opal basil  is a beautiful ... 
It is used in a wide variety of soups and stews including beef, chicken, fish... [DOC] [TLE] Print Article - The Herb Companion [PAR] Purple basils, like green ones, have the typical four-sided stems of the mint family
, ... Chlorophyll, which causes the green color of most plants, is found in tiny 
spherical or ... (A packet of Dark Opal seed today will provide a variety of flower 
color: ... The plant has large, heavy

Question: Most varieties of this herb essential to Italian pesto have green leaves, but the opal variety has purple leaves
Answer: basil