However, I have always been so reluctant to buy them. For one, they are expensive and you NEVER use all of it. Sometimes I feel like pruning the bushels it's sold in and fighting with the cashier, Father of the Bride Style. I have come to the conclusion that you MUST plan your every move for the week. I bought dill for the first time. It feels like such a random herb, but it went with my delicious Orzo Salad. See yesterdays post for details. I also had to plan out a few other recipes so that my dill purchase wasn't a complete waste. I decided to make a delicious Tzatziki Sauce to accompany all of my veggies and sandwiches for the week. It's a great substitute for Mayo, which can get boring, and it makes for an awesome addition to my cardboard flavored rice cakes. I eat them because they are only 1 WW point. Yay! The recipe for my Tzatziki is below.
Back to the Herb discussion...Barefoot Contessa showed me a great little trick to make that giant bushel of cilantro last. She recommends chopping it up and putting it into an ice cube tray. Whenever my recipe calls for cilantro I can just visit the freezer instead of my wallet. I'll let you know how that works out. Mom found a much simpler solution. She discovered bouillon style cilantro to use in your Tex-Mex soups. She said you can find it in the Hispanic section of any grocery store. I'll keep an eye out mom! :) Anyways, buying fresh herbs doesn't have to be remorseful if you just plan ahead and discover new ways to preserve them.
And yes, those are Texas shaped cilantro cubes! Nothing goes better than Texas and cilantro!
Tzatziki Sauce
1/2 cup of Low-Fat Plain Greek Yogurt or Low-fat Plain Yogurt
1/2 cup peeled and seeded cucumbers chopped fine
1/2 tsp of lemon zest
2 table spoons chopped dill
pinch of salt and fresh ground pepper
P.S. The longer it sits in the fridge the better it tastes! :)
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