Sweet Basil
This sweet and slightly spicy herb is perfect for adding flavor to pasta, salads, and sauces. Try using it in pesto or making homemade basil oil. Basil pairs well with tomatoes, cheese, and grilled meats.
Top 10 Fresh Herbs at Your Fingertips
Fresh herbs can add flavor, aroma, and nutrition to your dishes, and growing your own herbs in the kitchen is a convenient and cost-effective way to have them on hand.
Peppermint
Refreshing peppermint adds a cool and refreshing flavor to salads, desserts, and drinks. Enjoy it in mint tea or make homemade mint syrup. Mint pairs well with fruit, yogurt, and cocktails.
Parsley
With its slightly bitter, slightly sweet flavor, parsley is a great addition to salads, sauces, and soups. Use it as a garnish or make homemade parsley oil. Parsley pairs well with eggs, potatoes, and seafood.
Coriander
The slightly citrusy, slightly spicy flavor of coriander is perfect for Mexican and Asian dishes. Try making homemade cilantro salsa or using it in salads, sauces, and soups. Cilantro pairs well with avocado, lime, and chicken.
Garden thyme
This versatile herb boasts a slight minty, slightly lemony flavor that adds depth to roasts, stews, and sauces. Used in bouquets garnis and often as an ingredient in marinades, thyme is a flavorful complement to mushrooms, potatoes, and lamb.
Rosemary
This pungent herb offers a distinct, piney and earthy flavor that’s perfect for adding depth to roasts, stews, and sauces. It can also be used in marinades, and to make homemade rosemary oil. Rosemary pairs well with potatoes, lamb, and pork.
Oregano
Oregano has a slightly pungent, slightly sweet flavor that makes it perfect for pasta, pizza, and sauces. Try using it in Italian and Greek dishes or making homemade oregano oil. Oregano pairs well with tomatoes, cheese, and grilled meats.
Common Sage
With its savory, woody flavor, common sage is ideal for use in stuffings, roasts, and sauces. This herb is a staple ingredient in sausages and can also be used to make homemade sage oil. Sage pairs well with pork, stuffing, and squash.
Chives
These delicate herbs have a slightly oniony, grassy flavor that adds a unique twist to salads, sauces, and soups. They can be used as a garnish or to make homemade chive oil, and pair well with eggs, potatoes, and seafood.
Sweet Marjoram
This flavorful herb has a sweet, woody flavor that’s perfect for use in roasts, stews, and sauces. Commonly used in German and Austrian dishes, sweet marjoram can also be used to make homemade marjoram oil. It pairs well with chicken, lamb, and vegetables.