Freezing Herbs
Freezing herbs is an easy way to retain the fresh taste of herbs throughout the year. My favorites to freeze are dill, parsley, chives, and mint. Just snip or chop them frozen into your favorite recipe. They have great flavor, but don’t except to garnish a dish with a sprig of frozen parsley, it will be a limp watery sprig! I don’t recommend freezing cilantro or basil, they both lose their flavor and it’s not worth it. Sage and thyme freezes well, but I pick fresh all year round.
Gather the herbs you want to freeze, rinse, and shake off excess water, pat dry with a kitchen towel. Place herbs in a freezer safe container or freezer bag and keep in the freezer. I will continue to add more herbs to the container throughout the growing season. By fall I will have a full container of each to get me through the winter.
