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    Healthy herb greens for spring

    Jul 26, 2021 5 minutes

    You know spring has arrived when you wake up one morning and your taste buds fire off a message to your brain that says: “Enough of the comfort food, we want food that is light, fresh and green!”

    While it is still too early for home-grown basil, the herbs that can step up are parsley, mint, chives, coriander, marjoram and rosemary. Together with cool-season salad leaves, they can kickstart light and healthy spring meals. These can be as simple as a mixed herb platter or chopped fresh herbs dressed with lemon juice and olive oil, tossed through pasta or grains like quinoa for a light lunch or supper.

    Parsley – pairs with ever ything

    Starting your spring herb garden

    If the winter herb garden looks a little bleak, re-energise

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