How to Store Fresh Cilantro
- 1). Do not wash the cilantro when you get home. The leaves will stay fresher longer if they remain dry.
- 2). Gather the bunch with all stems together and snip off the bottom of the stems with your kitchen shears or cut with a sharp knife.
- 3). Place your cilantro in a small vase as if it is fresh flowers; add enough water to cover the bottoms of the stems.
- 4). Loosely place a plastic bag over the herbs and vase; this will hold moisture in to refresh the leaves and air will circulate through the bottom of the open bag.
- 5). Change the water in the vase every few days to continue to keep the cilantro fresh.
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