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Are you tired of picking or buying fresh herbs only to have them wilt and go limp after a day or so? Well, I was tired of it. I would go out and buy this beautiful cilantro or parsley only to have it wilt and become useless the next day. A friend taught me a wonderful and easy trick to keeping my herbs fresh that I would like to share with you today. It’s a super easy trick, which really works, and keeps fresh herbs fresh and useable for about two weeks.
Tips for keeping herbs fresh:
- Snip off the bottom of the stems.
- Don’t pre-rinse your herbs as you want the leaves to be dry - rinse them as needed
- Fill up some glasses or small storage containers with a bit of water and place the stem ends of the herbs into the water.
- Loosely cover the herbs with a plastic bag. I know, a plastic bag? It really does the trick though!
- Store the herbs covered with the plastic bag in your refrigerator.
Tip: Be sure to change the water after a few days if it discolors.
As Barefoot would say, “how easy is that?”
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annie January 18, 2012 at 8:33 pm
perfect! I grow them all summer, but you can’t grow basil even here in the winter…I will try this with my fresh basil.
Zoe January 18, 2012 at 11:01 pm
These are great tips! They actually look very pretty in the way you stored them…they look like bouquets of “green flowers” to me
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen January 19, 2012 at 2:08 am
I love this trick and it really works! It makes sense to keep the stems in water, like you would cut flowers.
AikoVenus January 19, 2012 at 3:41 am
Great trick! I’ve always wanted to do this just as I do with flowers…but I’ve been too lazy lately. ^^;
Em (Wine and Butter) January 19, 2012 at 5:59 pm
USEFUL! And they look so pretty!! Ive also tried putting them in ziplock bags with a paper towel to soak up any excess moisture – and that really helped both times I tried it!
Pam January 19, 2012 at 10:57 pm
I store them in water in the fridge but haven’t put bags over them… I’ll give it a go!