Best way to store herbs
March 19 2012
One, or should I say many, of the fresh ingredients that the MealEasy meal planner uses are herbs. While using dried herbs can be substituted sometimes, using fresh herbs is essential in many of our meals. But you can’t buy 1tbsp of fresh parsley in the grocery store or farmer’s market. Therefore, you always end up with some left. One way to ensure that you use up your fresh herbs is to use the MealEasy search feature and schedule meals based on ingredients you may have in the fridge. But often, there are still some fresh herbs left. Leftovers!
The best way to store your fresh herbs for future use is to wash them gently; then dry them carefully and wrap them in a damp paper towel. Then place the wrapped herbs in a plastic bag or container and store lying down. Or, if you’ve got the space, most fresh herbs will last quite a while if you trim the stems and then place the herbs in a glass of water and in the refrigerate. In our kitchen, I always wash and dry any herbs or lettuces before I store them away. I find they’ll both last longer that way.
If your herbs are beginning to go bad, one of the best things you can do is chop them up and then freeze them in an ice cube tray for use in soups or stews.
