So when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, they say.
But what if you get a massive wodge of coriander?
Don't worry, I wasn't
actually served a dinner plate's worth of fresh coriander.
I usually buy fresh fruit and veg from my local market. They don't normally sell herbs, so when I spotted some fresh coriander the other week, I immediately bought some, without realising how large one lone bunch actually was.
Now coriander is one of my favourite herbs and when I buy one of those normal little packets you get from the supermarket, it usually isn't enough. But this one from the market was just ridiculous!
Of course, I didn't want to end up wasting too much of it (and hell yes I managed to use it all!). But I didn't want to get overly coriander-fatigued either and simply use it up within freezable batches of just one or two dishes. So here's five different ways of using up coriander, should you ever find yourself in such a situation...
Bacon, Tomato and Coriander Omelette
This omelette is perfect if you want something a bit different for breakfast, or are after a light dish. As you can probably tell from the image, my omelette flipping abilities aren't great, but as long as you can slide it out the pan and it tastes good, who cares, eh?
Lemon and Coriander Rice
This works particularly well with basmati rice, if you want to make a simple rice salad, where you can then also add some chickpeas and sweetcorn too for instance. Otherwise try this as an easy way to jazz up plain old steamed rice.
Coriander Beef
This is a beefy mince dish which is marinaded in oyster sauce and sesame oil, before being joined with fresh tomatoes, sweetcorn and onion. The fresh coriander is stirred through right at the end, so that it doesn't wilt too much. Best served with steamed white rice.
Hummus
One of the easier ways to use up a larger amount of fresh coriander because you can freeze the hummus in small batches if you need to. Oh, and don't worry if you don't have a food processor to make this either. All you need is some extra elbow grease.
Lemon and Coriander Yogurt Cake
Finally, I had to of course find some way of baking coriander into a cake. A few years back, I did an Orange and Rosemary Yogurt cake that turned out pretty well, so I figured that a lemon and coriander version would work just fine. And most thankfully it did!
One more extra tip - whilst coriander doesn't freeze particular well, try filling up an ice cube tray with the any leftover leaves and a bit of water. You can then pop them out individually into hot dishes, as and when you fancy a bit of coriander.
So hopefully that has given you some ideas to try the next time you find yourself with some coriander to use up. Enjoy!
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