Any ideas for fresh herbs?

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anabell31
anabell31 Posts: 268
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I have my own little container garden outside my apartment door and I love it! They all needed some trimming today (to stimulate new growth) and now I have a plateful of chives, rosemary, and cilantro to use for dinner tonight. Got any ideas?

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  • modernmom70
    modernmom70 Posts: 373 Member
    I would throw the cilantro and chives in with some greens for a salad and use the rosemary with some chicken!
    I love cilantro and often use it instead of lettuce in tacos!
  • smae1980
    smae1980 Posts: 794 Member
    I like chives mixed in mashed potatoes, especially with a little low fat sour cream or plain yogurt, I put rosemary in roasted veggies and cilantro in fresh salsa or almsot any mexican food or thai food
  • anabell31
    anabell31 Posts: 268
    Mmmm, sounds so yummy! I do love chicken and rosemary. And cilantro is one of my favorites. Guess it's time to make salsa
  • Schnuddelbuddel
    Schnuddelbuddel Posts: 402 Member
    rosemary goes really well with potatoes <3 or in soup/stirfry.

    chives are delish over freshly scrambled eggs or in a sandwich/salad

    cillantro (isn't that coriander?) perfect for putting into a curry!! or make a carrot & coriander soup <3 DELISH!
  • ensoleille
    ensoleille Posts: 56
    I'd add them to tomatoes and veg and eat with pasta :)
  • lambeas
    lambeas Posts: 229 Member
    cillantro in any mexican style dish.!!!

    or homemade pizza... with minced cillantro around the crust... YUMMY!
  • modernmom70
    modernmom70 Posts: 373 Member
    rosemary goes really well with potatoes <3 or in soup/stirfry.

    chives are delish over freshly scrambled eggs or in a sandwich/salad

    cillantro (isn't that coriander?) perfect for putting into a curry!! or make a carrot & coriander soup <3 DELISH!

    Coriander is the seed form, and cilantro is the leafy form. :smile:
  • Schnuddelbuddel
    Schnuddelbuddel Posts: 402 Member
    rosemary goes really well with potatoes <3 or in soup/stirfry.

    chives are delish over freshly scrambled eggs or in a sandwich/salad

    cillantro (isn't that coriander?) perfect for putting into a curry!! or make a carrot & coriander soup <3 DELISH!

    Coriander is the seed form, and cilantro is the leafy form. :smile:

    errr, no it isn't. I buy coriander leaves. I think they're the same thing, only different language...
  • modernmom70
    modernmom70 Posts: 373 Member
    rosemary goes really well with potatoes <3 or in soup/stirfry.

    chives are delish over freshly scrambled eggs or in a sandwich/salad

    cillantro (isn't that coriander?) perfect for putting into a curry!! or make a carrot & coriander soup <3 DELISH!

    Coriander is the seed form, and cilantro is the leafy form. :smile:

    errr, no it isn't. I buy coriander leaves. I think they're the same thing, only different language...

    Maybe it's a different country thing? I am in BC, canada and that's how I have always distinguished them, especially in recipes.
    Whatever you call it....my absolute favourite herb...I eat it like lettuce my family thinks I am wierd.
    http://whatscookingamerica.net/cilantro.htm
  • anabell31
    anabell31 Posts: 268
    I always thought cilantro and coriander were interchangeable names. Ah well, it's delicious either way :).

    Thank you guys for the ideas! I need them to hurry up and grow back now so I can try all these, lol
  • Schnuddelbuddel
    Schnuddelbuddel Posts: 402 Member
    Maybe it's a different country thing? I am in BC, canada and that's how I have always distinguished them, especially in recipes.
    Whatever you call it....my absolute favourite herb...I eat it like lettuce my family thinks I am wierd.
    http://whatscookingamerica.net/cilantro.htm

    That could be it!! I'm in Ireland :smile:
    http://www.bestinseason.ie/a-z/coriander/

    haha.. oh well - either way, they're tasty!!! I'm not allowed use coriander leaves though when hubby's home, he thinks they taste of soap. I think he wins on the 'weird' scale :laugh:
  • modernmom70
    modernmom70 Posts: 373 Member
    Maybe it's a different country thing? I am in BC, canada and that's how I have always distinguished them, especially in recipes.
    Whatever you call it....my absolute favourite herb...I eat it like lettuce my family thinks I am wierd.
    http://whatscookingamerica.net/cilantro.htm

    That could be it!! I'm in Ireland :smile:
    http://www.bestinseason.ie/a-z/coriander/

    haha.. oh well - either way, they're tasty!!! I'm not allowed use coriander leaves though when hubby's home, he thinks they taste of soap. I think he wins on the 'weird' scale :laugh:

    Haha my family too..I can use it in cooking but when I start putting mass amounts on my taco's they are like ewww that stuff tastes like soap.
  • smae1980
    smae1980 Posts: 794 Member
    Maybe it's a different country thing? I am in BC, canada and that's how I have always distinguished them, especially in recipes.
    Whatever you call it....my absolute favourite herb...I eat it like lettuce my family thinks I am wierd.
    http://whatscookingamerica.net/cilantro.htm

    That could be it!! I'm in Ireland :smile:
    http://www.bestinseason.ie/a-z/coriander/

    haha.. oh well - either way, they're tasty!!! I'm not allowed use coriander leaves though when hubby's home, he thinks they taste of soap. I think he wins on the 'weird' scale :laugh:

    Haha my family too..I can use it in cooking but when I start putting mass amounts on my taco's they are like ewww that stuff tastes like soap.

    when I was younger I thought cilantro tasted like metal, but I love it now. I can't wait until it warms up permanently here in WNY we put in a nice sized herb garden every summer
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