Stale herbs? I can’t stand waste but I almost always end up with wilting bunch of cilantro, parsley or other herbs. Whenever I buy herbs, I can’t finish it all in one week or two. So of course, everything wilts… Do you have the same problem? Luckily, I found a way to revive the wilted herbs from a friend.
Cold water shock!!
Sometimes your poor herb is beyond reviving but for most cases try this minimalist approach to revive stale herbs. It works like a charm.
Smart & Savvy Tips - How To Revive Wilted Herbs
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Waste less in the kitchen and save money. Learn how to reliven your dried and wilted herbs.
Author: Lail Hossain
Recipe type: Tips
Ingredients
- Wilted herbs such as cilantro or parsley
- Ice cubes
- cold water
Instructions
- Start to perk herbs back up by cutting about ½″ off the stems.
- Remove and discard any bruised or damaged black leaves.
- Make an ice bath to soak the bunch in it. The cold water shock brings the herbs back to life. The amount of soaking time varies, but you'll know when they’re ready. The herbs will gradually look refreshed.
Notes
Time will vary depending on the dryness of the herbs.
I usually just freeze them, cause I never use them quickly enough.
I love to use fresh herbs for garnishing. The frozen ones aren’t that pretty to use as garnish though they are okay to cook with. Thanks for sharing your tips.
Omg! This is going to be a lifesaver!
Yup!! I thought so too that too many of us didn’t know about this. Thanks, dear. Let’s waste less herbs.
I am going to show this to my mum, she always ends up picking too many 😀 Such a good post!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thank you, Uru. I was super excited when I learned to reliven the wilted herbs too. I always end up with extra cilantro, so this is a great way to waste less.
Thank you for this great tip- normally I use cilantro in my salsas but this time I wanted to make a taco bowl using cilantro with the other garnishing’s – it was perfect thanks again!!!
Glad this was helpful