One of the questions that often pops up here on the Mountain Rose Herbs blog is how to make substitutions between dried and fresh herbs. What if your garden bounty is begging to be enjoyed but your recipe calls for dried herbs? Or if you find yourself in the middle of holiday meal prep and forgot to get an ingredient or two?
Worry not—there is one simple rule to guide you when this conundrum presents itself. The simple ratio of 1:3 is key! One part dried herbs is roughly equivalent to three parts fresh herbs.Dried herbs are generally more concentrated in their flavor: As the plant material dries, the outer cell walls of the plant hold in the volatile oils. Fresh herbs, however, have higher water content, so while they may contain slightly brighter notes, the flavor doesn’t pack quite the same strength as dried herbs.
If you just remember that 1-to-3 is key, you'll be able to quickly and easily substitute one for the other. Here is a go-to herb mix to practice with. It contains many common herbs and adds great flavor to soups, stews, roasted vegetables, or as a dry rub for grilling!
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Topics: Culinary, Recipes, Green Living
Jessicka Nebesni is the Senior Marketing Strategist and Herbal Liaison for Mountain Rose Herbs. Her passion is to share the most educational, empowering, and useful resources with the Mountain Rose Herbs community and on her IG account @herbalasfolk. Having practiced Macrobiotic food preparations in California, beekeeping in Oregon, and making herbal crafts for local farmers markets in New Jersey, she has a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to share. Her passions include preserving food, gardening, practicing herbal wellness, making DIY skin and body care recipes, and living a lifestyle of minimal impact on the Earth.
One of the questions that often pops up here on the Mountain Rose Herbs blog is how to make substitutions between dried and fresh herbs. What if your garden bounty is begging to be enjoyed but your recipe calls for dried herbs? Or if you find yourself in the middle of holiday meal prep and forgot to get an ingredient or two?
Worry not—there is one simple rule to guide you when this conundrum presents itself. The simple ratio of 1:3 is key! One part dried herbs is roughly equivalent to three parts fresh herbs.Dried herbs are generally more concentrated in their flavor: As the plant material dries, the outer cell walls of the plant hold in the volatile oils. Fresh herbs, however, have higher water content, so while they may contain slightly brighter notes, the flavor doesn’t pack quite the same strength as dried herbs.
If you just remember that 1-to-3 is key, you'll be able to quickly and easily substitute one for the other. Here is a go-to herb mix to practice with. It contains many common herbs and adds great flavor to soups, stews, roasted vegetables, or as a dry rub for grilling!
Ingredients
Directions
Pro Tip
You may also enjoy:
Topics: Culinary, Recipes, Green Living
Jessicka Nebesni is the Senior Marketing Strategist and Herbal Liaison for Mountain Rose Herbs. Her passion is to share the most educational, empowering, and useful resources with the Mountain Rose Herbs community and on her IG account @herbalasfolk. Having practiced Macrobiotic food preparations in California, beekeeping in Oregon, and making herbal crafts for local farmers markets in New Jersey, she has a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to share. Her passions include preserving food, gardening, practicing herbal wellness, making DIY skin and body care recipes, and living a lifestyle of minimal impact on the Earth.
