How to freeze parsley?

Parsley is a hardy plant and resists winter quite well, even in the garden. However, to maintain it you will have to collect leaves so that the foliage of your aromatic plants can be more dense. To use your parsley and other aromatic plants, URBAN CUISINE offers you plenty of recipes: meat-based with Free-range Chicken with Flat Parsley , or even seafood recipes with Scallops with Potatoes and Parsley Dish , the vegetarian recipe Mushrooms stuffed with Parsley Dish and many more.

Parsley is widely used in the kitchen to season your food all year round.

First method necessary for freezing: take your sprigs of parsley

Wait until the leaf stalk has three segments before harvesting. Cut at the base of the plant, not the leaves. This will stimulate the growth of your plants and you can use the stems to flavor your dishes.

Sort the stalks and keep the best ones. Rinse them to remove the soil, then drain them in a colander. Finally, wrap a tea towel around the sprigs of parsley so they can dry.

4 Tips for Freezing Parsley

Freezing is one of the best techniques for preserving your aromatic plants. It is particularly suitable for preserving certain aromatic herbs such as parsley, coriander and chives because it keeps them fresh while retaining all their flavors.

Method to freeze parsley in a freezer bag for two months

- Chop the parsley

- Place the parsley leaves in a freezer bag

- Write down the date and the name of the variety

- Put the bag in the freezer


Noticed :

You can also freeze the parsley stems in freezer bags.

Frozen parsley technique in an ice cube tray

- Chop the parsley

- Spread the chopped parsley in an ice cube tray

- Fill the holes with water

- Put everything in the freezer as you would with classic ice cubes

- All you have to do is add a parsley ice cube to flavor your meals. Thawing will then be quick and does not remove the taste of the parsley.


Noticed :

You can also make parsley ice cubes with oil. Then you just need to add a cube when frying your food to give a unique flavor to your dishes.

Method for storing parsley pesto in the freezer

- Chop the parsley

- Mix walnuts, a sachet of parmesan, 3 cloves of garlic and salt

- Add half a cup of olive oil then the chopped parsley

- Pour the preparation into a freezer bag

- Place the freezer bag flat in the freezer

Noticed :

You can also mix cooked parsley with oil for a flavored oil preparation.

Technique for freezing parsley with oil

- Chop the parsley

- Arrange your parsley leaves on baking paper that you will install on the oven plate

- Turn on your oven at low temperature

- Bake for 30 minutes with the door ajar

- Place the dried leaves in an ice cube tray

- Fill each ice cube hole with olive oil

- Freeze the preparation

Other techniques to keep parsley leaves fresh: 2 tips for storing parsley in the fridge

How to keep it in the fridge for a week

- Dampen a paper towel with a little water

- Wrap it around your parsley sprigs

- Place everything in a freezer bag or in an airtight box that you will put in the vegetable drawer of your refrigerator

- Renew the absorbent paper every two days

Technique to refrigerate parsley for 5 days

- Tie your parsley in a bunch

- Put this bouquet in a glass of water

- Cover the parsley with a freezer bag or plastic wrap

- Last step: put everything in the fridge

Consult all the URBAN CUISINE articles and advice on caring for your fruits, vegetables and aromatic plants:
" Keeping your chives: method and tips ", " Yellowing parsley: what to do? Tips and tricks " or " Herb garden kit: tips and tricks ".