Over the last few weeks garden herbs continue to be one of our top sellers, and its not suprising as they can add to much to both the garden and to the kitchen.
Here's some notes on some of the herbs we sell, but always ask if you need more help.
Basil
- This distinctive herb has a sweet clove like smell and has a natural affinity with tomato.
- Add to tomato salads, soups and ratatouille
- Its a main ingredient of pesto alla Geneveise - basil and pine nut pasta sauce
Chives
- With a flavour faintly redolant of onions, but finer and more delicate, chives are best chopped and added to egg, tomato and potato dishes
- Sprinkle over tomato soup, lettuce and potato salads to give a fresh appetising appearance
Sage
- Useful for lessening the impact of fat in meats. Add to roast pork, duck, pheasant, goose, pork pies and sausage rolls
- Use sparingly with liver and fish
- Try spinkling on cheese dips along with chives
Rosemary
- Traditionally used with lamb, this aromatic herb will lend its distinctive flavour to any meat
- Tuck springs into a roasting joint or barbequed veal, pork or rabbit
- Add to olive oil prior to frying onion or potatoes
Spearmint
- One of the most versatile of culinary herbs
- Add to vegatable soup, shellfish and meat dishes
- For a fresh tangy taste, mix with ice creams and sorbets. Try serving a refreshing mint tea after dinner accompanied by chocolate mints.
Coriander
- This classic ingredient is included in nearly all Asian, Chinese and Mexican dishes
- Add whole leaves to prawn and mutton curries. Chopped leaves give an essential flavour to pork kebabs, meatballs and lamb casseroles.
Oregano
- The warm spicy aroma of this herb adds a unique flavour to pizzas and pasta sauces.
- Add to soups, casseroles and mexican chilli con carne.
- Blended with olive oil and lemon it makes a perfect sauce for grilled red mullet.
Thyme
- A classic constituent of bouquet garni.
- The warm, clove like aroma enhances all the red wine dishes.
- Add to sweet peppers, courgettes, aubergines, carrots and mushrooms.
- Lemon thyme is superb in stuffings for pork and veal
Parsley
- A popular herb which will enhance any dish
- Sprinkle over vegetables and salads for a tasty and attractive garnish.
- Try parsley butter, spiked with garlic, grilled over fish or steak.
- Rich in vitamin C it makes a nutritous sandwich
