How to cook aromatic herbs?
Parsley
The parsley enhances the flavor of raw or cooked vegetables: eggplant, tomatoes, carrots, zucchini ... Take the opportunity to prepare salads, pan-fried and other soups. Prefer flat parsley for cooking and book curly for decoration. For an aperitif with friends, make potatoes and sprinkle with parsley to bring flavor and color. Want a fish? Parsley is particularly suitable for fish in foil. Enjoy! And to accompany it, plan a flan of vegetable or a gratin of cauliflower decorated with parsley.
Chive
Use a pair of scissors to chisel the chives. It will bring a delicate flavor to your mixed salads and omelettes. Namely: to preserve its appearance, sprinkle it just before serving. For example, make a pork filet mignon with blue and walnut sauce, and add the chive at the last minute. Looking for a simple and friendly dish? Be aware that this herb slips easily into cakes, pies, and other quiches. So, make a salmon or cheese pie, and enjoy it with a salad, for a 100% chive dish!
Thyme
Let infuse a few sprigs of thyme to flavor a crème brûlée or a fruit salad. This aromatic herb is also perfect for salty dishes, especially meat. Chicken leg with curry, rabbit with mustard, veal sauté ... You have all the choices! Fish are not left out since they also marry very well with. And to perfect the picture, make a puree of potatoes, also scented with thyme.
Basil
Like the mint, the basil reveals all its aromas with tomatoes or strawberries. Let yourself be tempted by a tarte tatin or a cake with tomato. Or make a delicious tomato-basil sauce for quenelles. For dessert, make homemade ice cream or strawberry mousse. Namely, its leaves do not mix but cut with scissors. You will thus preserve all their aromas. The basil is also excellent in pasta. For more originality, prepare cannelloni goat-basil. And to surprise and delight your guests, simmer a thyme sauce to accompany a slab of salmon or a fillet of cod.
Mint
The mint particularly suitable for cold dishes. Book it for your starters or desserts. To start the meal, serve a tabouleh, a glazed velouté with zucchini or a tomato salad at the mint. And for ever more freshness, so add some goat cheese balls. Want a hot dish? Make meatballs at the mint or prepare a yoghurt sauce for grilling. If the mint brings undeniable freshness and subtlety to your recipes, it is also used for cocktails such as mojito for adults, and iced tea or syrup for children. Finally, to close the meal, serve a tea at the mint to accompany a verrine of strawberries surmounted by a whipped cream.
Lavender
It is often ignored but lavender is an aromatic herb. To enjoy its benefits and its aromas, let it infuse and realize for example a delicate crème brûlée or a mousse. And for a gourmet and original breakfast, make a lavender jelly. Exit the apricot jam, hello the novelty! A tip: do not forget to put a few strands on top for the decor. In addition, be aware that this herb is also cooked in sweet and savory dishes, such as apricot chicken. Cake, cream, biscuits, sweet pie ... The lavender lends itself to all the culinary exercises, and even the big differences since it is also savored in a fougasse, a sauce to accompany a cod or a marinade for kebabs.
Coriander
If the best known alliance is surely carrots-coriander, the aromatic herb reveals all its aromas when it comes to flavoring the dishes. Let yourself be tempted by beef samosas, curry or spicy shrimp. Or make your taste buds travel by cooking a bo bun. A delight ! On the side of raw vegetables, use this herb to flavor slices of cucumber, avocado. Or cook it with monkfish, salmon or prawns. And let yourself be carried away by its sweet scent.
Sage
This herb goes very well with meat such as chicken, rabbit or veal. And to accompany your dish, tip for polenta or a parmesan and sage risotto. Otherwise, tagliatelle or gnocchi with a sauce will delight young and old.But to surprise your guests and wake up their taste buds, cook the sage in donuts. Then serve sage wine. Ideal to impress your friends with aromatic herbs!
