{"id":4021,"date":"2024-02-16T05:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T05:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=4021"},"modified":"2024-02-16T05:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T05:04:53","slug":"5-great-ideas-for-preserving-aromatic-herbs-for-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=4021","title":{"rendered":"5 great ideas for preserving aromatic herbs for longer!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Aromatic herbs Aromatic herbs<\/a>  are cooks’ best allies. They add flavor to almost all our dishes! But if they are not used in time, they start to wilt! However, to avoid  food waste<\/strong> , you need to store them properly so you can use them in other  recipes<\/strong>  later. Here are 5 great ways to  preserve herbs<\/strong>  for longer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place in the refrigerator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most herbs can be  kept refrigerated<\/strong>  for a week. Cut off the stems, place them on a damp paper towel, and place them in an unsealed plastic bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to store herbs for more than a week, take a  jar<\/a>  or glass and fill it with 2 or 3 cm of water. Place the herb stems into the container. Wrap it with  a plastic bag<\/strong>  and secure it with a rubber band. Remember to change the water every two or three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To freeze<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Basil, chives, mint,  coriander<\/strong>  or parsley, all these aromatic herbs can be frozen to preserve their fragrance and freshness. To do this, you can place  the whole leaves or stems<\/strong>  in an airtight bag for long-term storage ranging  from 2 to 4 months<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To store for 6-8 months, place finely chopped herb leaves in the compartments of an ice cube tray. Cover with water or oil and freeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dry the herbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rosemary, oregano, thyme, sage, mint, marjoram or lemon balm, these types of herbs can be dried to keep for up to 9 months. To maintain optimal aroma, proceed with drying after harvesting the herbs. Tie them in a bouquet shape with the top facing down. When the leaves begin to dry, place them in an  airtight jar<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maceration  is a good method for preserving aromatic herbs. The process is simple. Mix the vegetables with the finely chopped aromatic herbs (chives, savory, thyme, rosemary, parsley). Place this mixture in an airtight jar, alternating it with coarse salt. Add 45 ml of water, place in the refrigerator and leave to macerate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparation of flavored oils<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Instead of throwing away unused herbs, add them to your  oil<\/strong>  for flavor. You can put them in  extra virgin olive oil<\/a>  or another vegetable oil. These  flavored oils<\/strong>  will keep in the refrigerator for about a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aromatic herbs Aromatic herbs  are cooks’ best allies. They add flavor to almost all our dishes! But if they are not used in time, they start to wilt! However, to avoid  food waste , you need to store them properly so you can use them in other  recipes  later. Here are 5 great ways to  preserve herbs  for longer! Place in the refrigerator…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4047,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4021\/revisions\/4047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}