How To Keep Cilantro Fresh Longer
I’ve been busy, as you can see in the Corn, Watermelon and Summer Salsa articles, making all sorts of salsas! One constant in most salsa recipes is the cilantro herb. Herbs are not cheap nowadays so I am always trying to keep them as fresh as I can for as long as I can.
So how do I keep my cilantro fresh and ready to use for my salsa recipes?
The best way to keep cilantro fresh is to first cut off the very bottoms of the stems as soon as you get it home from the store. Once that is done immediately plunge them into a glass or jar of water. Cilantro likes to be kept cold so you are going to want to keep it in the fridge and it will stay fresh longer if you put a plastic bag loosely over the top of the greens. Storing it this way you can keep your cilantro fresh for up to one week. I do not normally wash my cilantro until ready to use it as it seems to last longer without the added moisture trapped inside the plastic bag.
What do YOU like using cilantro for? Do you have any tips you would like to share? Please feel free to leave them in our comments!
About Marge Burkell
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