Ingredient: Cilantro

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Cilantro-

  • Description- Cilantro is a green feathery leaved, fragrant, annual herb.  Cilantro is also known as Chinese parsley. The seeds of this plant are used as a spice called coriander.  Cilantro is a love it or hate it herb, many people taste these leaves differently.  If you enjoy cilantro you may taste it as refreshing with a lemony flavor, but those who do not enjoy cilantro liken it to soap.
  • Preparation- Cilantro is used as an ingredient in many cultures. Remove the leaves from the stems. Use the leaves whole to garnish a dish or chop the and add it to soups etc.
  • Storage- The leaves will spoil quickly when they are removed from the stems, so wait to remove them until you are ready to apply it to your dish.  I keep my cilantro in a jar of water in the fridge with a bag loosely around it.  Some people prefer to keep their cilantro on the counter top. Cut cilantro keeps for 5-ish days.  
  • Nutrition- Vitamin K, C, A

 

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Recipes Using Cilantro

Melon Salsa

by (updated 3017 days ago)
Ingredients: Basil / Cantaloupe / Cilantro / Cucumber / Garlic / Honeydew / Lime / Mint / Onion / Watermelon

A quick and fresh way to enjoy that extra summer melon. This salsa is sweet and spicy in all the right places, and quite easy to make your own. Feel free to play with the flavors depending on which of these melons and herb combos you have on hand, and enjoy!

Farmer Jamie’s Zucchini & ‘Cado Soup

by (updated 3051 days ago)
Ingredients: Avocado / Cilantro / Garlic / Scallions / Zucchini

This simple recipe from Farmer Jamie takes only a few minutes to blend before an hour of chilling in the fridge. The ingredients are a bit flexible, parsley can replace cilantro, chives can replace scallion, and ground coriander can replace crushed coriander seeds. Other than that, yogurt and chili powder are the only additions you need to your farm fresh ingredients!

Quick CSA Quinoa

by (updated 3120 days ago)
Ingredients: Avocado / Beans / Cilantro / Corn / Garlic / Lime / Tomatoes

The idea for this one came from Damn Delicious, and lives up to it’s name. Who knew a protein explosion could taste so good? The spices and veggies are flexible, but the technique of putting uncooked quinoa into the pot to make a one pot meal is quite handy!