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The Friday Recipe - Grilled Salmon with Garlic, Ginger and Basil  Learn how to make a Grilled Salmon with Garlic, Ginger and Basil Sauce Recipe! Ingredients for 4 portions: 4 (8-oz) grilled salmon filets (by the way, fish was salted before grilling) 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar 1 tablespoon sambal chili sauce, or any spicy Asian-style chili paste 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger or ginger puree 4 cloves garlic, very finely crushed or minced 1 teaspoon soy sauce, or to taste 1/3 cup water 1/4 cup basil chiffonade Visit   http://foodwishes.com  to get more info, and watch over 400 free video recipes. Enjoy this easy Grilled Salmon with Garlic, Ginger and Basil Sauce Recipe! Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors...

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Basil - The Royal Herb The name of the herb "basil" comes from the Greek word meaning "king" or "royal", reflecting how the herb was valued.   The French sometimes call basil " l'herbe royale " too.  In Italy, basil was symbolic of love and it was sometimes used as an aphrodisiac.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The English botanist  Culpeper  cites one "Hilarius, a French physician" as affirming it as common knowledge that smelling basil too much would breed scorpions in the brain.  And  basil did represent hatred in ancient  Greece. But, t here are many much nicer rituals and beliefs associated with basil.   In  Portugal , a dwarf bush of basil is traditionally presented in a pot, together with a poem and a  pom-pom , to a sweetheart,   In Mediterranean countries, a pot of basil on the window sill denoted that an unmarried girl lived in the house.  Scientif...