Q&A: Frozen Cilantro

Thanks for the Q, central fla gardener

Question: how's the frozen cilantro compare to the fresh?
Answer: If freshly cut cilantro is a 10, then the iced cilantro is an 8.

Definitely worth trying. In the salsa, you could not tell it was frozen AT ALL (a 10). If it were thawed, then put in a salad, you'd be able to tell because it would be all mushy (like thawed frozen spinach). I would say it may lose a bit of it's flavor, but the flavor is still the same which is important. I used two cubes for the 5 medium tomatoes and it was perfect. You can see how verdent the leaves were even through the ice cube. My trick to retain the color was to dip the individual bunches into a large pot of boiling water for 10 seconds before roughly chopping then putting into the trays.