"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
news:hfuJc.96501$Oq2.69792@attbi_s52...
> Jack Schidt® wrote:
>
> > Cilantro is a PITA to preserve. It doesn't carry over dried like other
> > herbs. I usually make a pesto with it and then freeze it for later.
>
>
> And freezing works, doesn't give you the same flavor as drying it? Give
> me the details on how you freeze it. What's your pesto recipe? Lots of
> oil? I'd been freezing it in something water or alcohol based and
> having no luck. If there's a better way, I want to know it.
>
> --Lia
>

Nothing beats fresh, but I use xv olive oil and garlic for cilantro pesto.
No piñons or cheese or anything else.

Jack Whir