Parsley can be frozen by soaking it in water, placing it in olive oil, or leaving it alone. Before freezing, clean and dry the parsley, and decide whether to keep it whole or chop it. Frozen parsley can be stored for 3-6 months and used to add flavor to sauces and soups.
You can freeze parsley a number of ways including soaking it in water, placing it in olive oil, or leaving it alone. The results will be slightly different depending on which method you use, but you’ll be able to add fresh parsley flavor to dishes during the cooler months of the year. Proper care and preparation of parsley both before and after freezing is important for a long-lasting, fresh-tasting herb.
Before freezing, parsley should be cleaned and dried thoroughly to remove any dirt or debris from the leaves and stems. At this point, you can determine whether you want to keep the parsley whole or cut it into smaller pieces. If you want to put the parsley in liquid before freezing, it’s best to roughly chop it first. After it’s chopped, you can place it in ice cube trays and fill the trays with water or olive oil before placing them in the freezer. Once the cubes you used to freeze the parsley freeze, you can place them in airtight plastic bags or plastic containers to store for three to six months.
If you decide you want to store whole parsley pieces before freezing the parsley, you can place the pieces in airtight plastic bags or plastic containers after they’ve been cleaned and dried. Remove any excess air by squeezing it gently before closing the bag or container to better freeze the parsley. This method also works with chopped parsley if you prefer it whole.
Once parsley has been frozen, you can use it to add flavor to sauces and soups during the cooler months of the year. The flavors will be different depending on whether you used water, olive oil, or just frozen on its own, so it’s important to remember that when preparing a dish. Frozen parsley doesn’t taste the same as fresh parsley because it has been frozen, so it doesn’t work well as a side dish or placed in fresh dishes that haven’t been cooked. When you freeze parsley, it loses some of its freshness, but it retains more of the bright flavors of fresh parsley than dried parsley.
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