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Recipes for Cilantro Preparation, uses, and tips
Do not wash Cilantro until ready to use. Wash Cilantro leaves thoroughly, immersing them completely in cold water to remove grit. Pat dry, or spin dry in a salad spinner. Toss fresh Cilantro with salad greens, or add to most soups and stews near the end of cooking time. Cilantro is best known for it's use in Mexican dishes and salsas.
How to Store Parsley, Cilantro, and Other Fresh Herbs
2 Make sure the leaves are completely dry. Better to hold off rinsing them until you're about to use them.
3 Fill a jar or a water glass partially with water and place the stem ends of the herbs into the water in the jar.
4 If you are storing the herbs in the refrigerator, cover loosely with a plastic bag. Cilantro loves cool temperatures and should be stored in the refrigerator. Parsley can be stored at room temperature or in the refrigerator. It has been said that basil is ideally stored at room temperature and not in the refrigerator, because it is susceptible to damage from cold.
5 Change the water after several days if the water starts to discolor.
Fresh parsley, cilantro, basil, and other fresh herbs can last up to 2 weeks or longer when stored this way.
Nutritional Value
Cilantro is used in natural medicine to stimulate digestion. One small serving of cilantro has an amazingly high amount of vitamin A and lutein.
from Sunset Low Fat Mexican Cookbook
5-6 cups
shredded cabbage
1 cup firmly packed cilantro leaves, minced
1/4 cup lime juice
1 Tablespoon each water and honey
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
Salt and Pepper to taste
In a large nonmetal bowl, mix all ingredients together.
from More Recipes from a Kitchen Garden by Shepherd & Raboff
This marinade can be used to marinate tofu and meats, as a sauce for noodles or rice, and as a dressing for a green salad.
5 T
vegetable oil
1/3 cup packed fresh cilantro with stems
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup tamari soy sauce
1 ounce fresh ginger (about an inch of it?), cut into six 1/4 inch
slices
6 large cloves garlic
1 1/2 T ground cumin
1 small jalapeno or other chili (optional)
Combine and blend all ingredients together in a food processor or
blender until the chili, garlic, ginger and cilantro are finely chopped.
Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
- 1 cup packed cilantro
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pinch minced garlic
- Puree cilantro, olive oil, lime juice, orange juice, salt, pepper and garlic in a blender or food processor until smooth.
Yield: 12 servings
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