And I will also tell you about my trick to preserve the green color of the basil!
Yes, summer is definitely over, so I have to take care of my fresh herbs as I live in the northern part of Europe and nights start to get colder. And when nights get colder the basil stops growing in the greenhouse. . So therefore I harvest all the basil and freeze it in olive oil with a little of garlic. But of course you can also do this with other herbs. It is a good way to always have some “fresh” herbs ready to cook with.
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How to take care of my fresh herbs!
Rinse the basil from any soil and allow it to drain and dry a little.
In the meantime, you can start peeling the garlic!
Here is the trick to preserve the green color of the basil, I heat the olive oil to 50-60 degrees C before I pour it over the basil and garlic.
The heat from the oil increases the chlorophyll from the basil.