Ingredients

A Beginner’s Guide to Fresh Herbs

By Clara Bennett

6 min read

Learn how to store, combine, and use everyday herbs to bring brightness to your cooking.

Fresh herbs are the easiest way to make a dish taste vibrant. A handful added at the end can transform the simplest plate.

Treat soft herbs — basil, parsley, coriander, dill — like flowers: trim the stems and keep them in a glass of water. Woody herbs like rosemary and thyme prefer to be wrapped in a damp towel in the fridge.

Add woody herbs early so their flavor can infuse, and soft herbs at the very end so they stay bright and fresh.

Clara Bennett

Home cook, recipe collector, and founder of Morsélia — sharing the dishes, ingredients, and little discoveries that make cooking feel rewarding.

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