Freezing Fresh Herbs In Olive Oil

2 Tim.4:18

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Chop your selection of fresh herbs.

Spray with non-stick spray. 

Place in an ice cube tray.

Cover with olive oil.

Wrap in plastic wrap and label.

Freeze, then pop out. 

I put mine on a paper plate, then in a freezer bag. 

I have had success with sweet basil, cilantro, sage, spicy oregano, spicy basil, oregano, and flat leaf parsley. The herbs stay beautiful and green!

Freezing Fresh Herbs

                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                          

Thoroughly wash the herbs and allow to dry. If they are an herb where you just use the leaf (like rosemary or oregano), then trim the leaves off the stems. For parsley, cilantro, dill, etc. I leave the stems intact and just cut off the ends near the base.

If just using the leaves, throw them as is into the Ziploc bag. If using the whole herb, roughly chop them (I simply lay on cutting board and just cut into 1-2 inch pieces) and put them in the bag. Squish all the air out and label using marker. Place in freezer .

When ready to use, simply break off/take out the amount you need and chop as needed. Love having fresh herbs all year! Also, if I need to buy herbs from the grocery store, I use this method to preserve whatever I didn't use right away.