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The Kitchen is the Heart of the Home => The Cook House => : jrejhkids October 26, 2013, 04:50:39 PM

: Cilantro
: jrejhkids October 26, 2013, 04:50:39 PM
What is the best way to store fresh cilantro?

Thanks.
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: shedrinkzcoffee October 26, 2013, 07:01:58 PM
Wash the bunch when you get it from the store. Pat dry with paper towels. Divide into two smaller bunches. Wrap each in a few sheets of paper towels. Place each bundle in its own baggie, but do not seal. Place in your veg/crisper drawer.
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: jrejhkids October 26, 2013, 08:24:46 PM
Thank you, Erica.  I will do that with the cilantro I bought today.
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: greyhoundgirl October 26, 2013, 09:28:56 PM
Or put it in a small jar of water (like it's in a vase) with a loose plastic bag over the top and in the fridge.  I read this somewhere and do my parsley, cilantro, and green onions this way.
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: jrejhkids October 26, 2013, 10:39:09 PM
I read about that and wondered how it would work.

Thank you.
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: Proudmama October 27, 2013, 03:28:04 PM
Or you could do what I do and store it in one of the ways suggested, push it to the back of the fridge, find a green, slimy, mushy mess in a week or so, wonder what the heck it used to be and throw it out!😜

Denise
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: Shelly October 27, 2013, 07:47:14 PM
lol @ denise!


I put mine in a jar of water like a vase in the fridge as Cathy suggested, but both methods work well (not denise's)  ;D  The "vase" method works well for asparagus and romaine too.
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: jrejhkids October 27, 2013, 09:14:25 PM
Thank you, Shelly.  I will try that also.  Denise,  I had to laugh as I read your comment.  I don't know how many times I have done that and have been disappointed that it went bad. 

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: Sandlappersue October 27, 2013, 09:26:48 PM
Haha, Denise! 
I use the vase method as well. We buy ours a lot from a produce stand that stores it the same way.