Lasagna with Zucchini noodles
This one can easily be made gluten-free as your summer squash or zucchini is a stand-in for the pasta. You can opt to layer in many different veggie options here. This makes for delicious leftovers!
Ingredient: Herbs and Flowers
PUT HERBS IN ICE CUBE TRAYS AS FOLLOWS
Fresh herbs – I use this one all the time. I LOVE the Springdell herb garden. You pick the herbs from the garden, chop them up and put them in the cubes. Add oil and freeze. Remove the cubes and put them in a ziplock. Don’t forget to label them with what herb they are. I also like to do herb combos that I know I use together a lot for pasta sauces etc.
Simple syrup – I make a simple syrup out of equal parts sugar and water. Heat until the sugar has dissolved. You can freeze as is and just pop a cube into a beverage or you can steep the simple syrup with herbs or flavors too. I love to use mint from Springdell and let that steep. I let it sit in there until the syrup is cool, strain out the mint, freeze and I have cubes to use in my iced tea. Delicious.
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Herb butter is a great way to preserve herbs over the winter months. Check out our recipe for it!
Recipes Using Herbs and Flowers
Pan Seared Cod with Basil Sauce
This dish from Cooking Light is a favorite around these parts during basil season. The use of stock in the sauce is a good one, especially since we always have so much available in the freezer!
Quinoa Tabouleh
This is a fresh and tasty way to use a bunch of parsley. Enjoy your tabouleh with the traditional bulgur wheat, or with this quinoa twist. Chopped tomatoes, mint, garlic, cucumbers, summer squash, red onion or scallions are some fresh and tasty variations. Best to make a day ahead to allow the flavors to meld.
