Cilantro Ginger Burgers
Although it’s not served on a bun, don’t skip the outside grilling, it really adds to the flavor of this dish. You can choose to serve it on a bun if you’d like, maybe add a ginger mayo to the mix?
Ingredient: Cilantro
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
Herb butter is a great way to preserve herbs over the winter months. Check out our recipe for it!
Recipes Using Cilantro
Crostini with Radish and Pesto
Approved by several radish non-believers at the Sunday dinner table, we all loved this one in all it’s simplicity. The crusty and warm baguette, the fresh pesto (we used cilantro, but any herb pesto may work), and the crisp and crunchy radish slices just worked. Try it, hopefully you’ll be pleasantly surprised as we all were!
Burrito Bowls
What better way to enjoy CSA ingredients than in a burrito bowl like this one? Tender SpringDell’monico steak tops off this flexible dish, while cilantro brings the fresh Mexican inspired flavors to the mesa.
