Never throw away herbs again

Do you often buy fresh herbs and throw half of them away because you actually have too much? You don’t have to anymore.

Yesterday it was announced that, in the Netherlands alone, we throw away 2 billion kilos of food every year, 135 kilos per person. One solution to this problem is of course buying less, but that is often difficult because we can only buy one type of package.

The same goes for herbs. You often need several herbs for a recipe and throw half of them away. You don’t have to anymore with this little tip.

The solution

Put fresh herbs together with olive oil in an ice cube tray and freeze. Whenever you want, you can then take out a cube and let it melt in the pan. And the great thing is that the flavor of the herbs becomes even more intense. Win-win, then.

Text: Nora van den Heuvel