To Chiffonade (Basil Chiffonade)

By Helen S. Fletcher, on July 29th, 2011
Copyright, Helen S. Fletcher, 2010. All rights reserved.
All photos by T. Mike Fletcher, unless otherwise noted.

To cut basil into a chiffonade, stack the basil leaves on top of each other. Roll up like a cigarette. Slice thinly. Fluff up. There will be long and short strands of basil.