Comments on: How to Preserve Fresh Garden Herbs

By: Storing and Preserving Fresh Herbs | reluctantentertainer.com Reluctant Entertainer I Sandy Coughlin - Lifestyle, Entertaining, Food, Recipes, Hospitality and Gardening

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:33:44 +0000

[…] we have an herb bed (here’s how I freeze fresh herbs), and we’ve never been consistent in the way we store fresh herbs in the fridge, my husband […]

By: fabiola@notjustbaked

fabiola@notjustbaked — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:55:21 +0000

Thank you for this! I have tried a few different ways each year to preserve and make life easier. But each time my pesto comes out well, kind of nasty, :). It is beautiful going into the freezer, not so much on the reheat. I am giving this a go! Pesto mid winter really hits the spot. And just stirring a bit into a soup, like you said, make a big difference.

By: Kirstin

Kirstin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:37:28 +0000

I have never frozen herbs, but think it’s a great idea and may have to try it sometime. I’m thinking roasted tomatoes and pesto sounds wonderful!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:36:59 +0000

This is a fabulous idea for fresh herb preservation! Thanks so much for sharing it Sandy! I can almost taste your pesto through those pictures, and now my mouth is watering :-). Hope you’re enjoying these beautiful early days of fall!

By: Talea

Talea — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:31:56 +0000

That is an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing… Would you mind sharing your recipes for both the roasted tomatoes and pesto pictured above? I’d love to give it a try.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:47:56 +0000

What a great idea! I’m hoping the rain lets off here so that I can harvest some of the herbs we grew this summer. Pesto sounds just lovely!

By: Terri Steinhorst

Terri Steinhorst — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:40:18 +0000

I also blend them with olive oil – but then freeze it in ice cubes trays. When frozen solid, I then store the cubes in Ziploc baggies. When I want to use them, I can defrost as much or as little as I want. I also found some rather large silicone ice cube trays ( each ‘cube’ is over 1/2 cup) and they are great for freezing slightly larger portions of herb pesto)

By: Bettie

Bettie — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:20:10 +0000

How do you roast tomatoes? We can them and freeze them, but I have never roasted them. They look yummy1 THANKS!

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:12:58 +0000

Thanks for sharing this! I make basil pesto, but I never thought to freeze my thyme or oregano. I think mixing the fresh herbs with olive oil sounds like a great idea!

By: Cassie

Cassie — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:00:03 +0000

Such a great idea! I need to do this before all the fresh herbs are gone! I like making fresh pesto and freezing it in ice cube trays to use later.