When cooking healthy meals, it is so important to keep it flavorful! Healthy food can and SHOULD taste good! There are plenty of flavor options to make it YUM-E and stay Healthy!
Back to fresh herbs... nothing compares, but dang are they hard to keep fresh! What do you do with the half a bunch (and then some) of leftover fresh herbs after you've used what you need for a dish?
Here is the solution in today's Tuesday Tips for Healthy: YUM-E! cooking... :
Leftover FRESH Herbs! YUM-E!
Place remaining fresh herbs in blender, bullet, food processor, or anything of the sort*. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, and a fresh garlic clove, diced roughly (optional) - also optional is some crushed red pepper: YUM-E! (I love the hint of spice!). Add a teaspoon or 2 of olive oil (depending on how much herb you have - I would say 1 t. per 1/4 cup fresh herb) plus 1-2 teaspoons of hot water (again, depends on the amount of fresh herb).
Blend together for about 30-45 seconds; you are looking for something slightly looser than a pesto. Store "loose pesto" in mini tupperware or plastic sandwich bag in your freezer.
Next time you want some fresh herb flavor, pull out your leftover herb "loose pesto" and mix into your dish! So YUM-E! and such a save for your fresh herbs!
*Don't have a blender of any kind?? Roll the herbs into a tight ball and place on cutting board. Chop, chop, chop, as fine as possible; stir in the ingredients listed above and store in the same fashion.
Leftover FRESH Herbs - What an awesome tip for Healthy: YUM-E! cooking!
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