Cooking Tips for Gardeners: Cooking with Fresh Parsley

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad with Parsley and Mint
Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad with Parsley and Mint

Even though I grew up with a mom who would nibble the garnish of parsley from her plate when we ate in restaurants, I was well into adulthood before I developed a real appreciation of this grassy-flavored herb.  Now I can't get enough of it, and grow both curly parsley and flat leaf parsley in my garden.  Some cooks adore the flat-leaf Italian parsley and ignore the curly type, but I like both, and actually prefer curly parsley in some salads where it adds an interesting texture.

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