The fresh, aromatic herbs blend nicely with all other ingredients to make a great dressing that you can use on cold meats or pasta salad.
1 1/4 cups olive oil,
3 egg yolks,
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard,
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar,
2 cloves garlic,
8 tablespoons fresh basil leaves,
4 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves,
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese,
salt and freshly ground [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Ginger is a perennial herb, native to South-East Asia, grown commercially throughout the tropics from Australia to Jamaica and several types are available. The herb has thick, branching rhizomes and grows 1-1.5 m tall with bright green reed-like leaves, 1-2 cm wide and 15-30 cm long. Flowers are yellow-green marked with purple, born in dense [...]
Milk Thistle is found on waste land and pastures. It is a native to South Europe and Western Asia. This herb has been declared noxious weed in some places. It likes a rich organic soil and grows up to 2.5m tall. Leaves are Grey, large, with prickly ends and flowers are large purple in color [...]
Sage is a semi-woody perennial herb growing to 70 cm high or more. Found on sunny rocky grounds and cultivated in gardens. Leaves are oval, woolly and highly aromatic. Flowers are equally highly aromatic and vary from silver, white, and pink to blue in color. Sage likes to grow in full sun in a [...]