Freezing Fresh Herbs in Olive Oil

I found a great pin on Pinterest about freezing your fresh herbs in Olive Oil.

Here is the link to that web page:

http://www.thegardenerseden.com/?p=13221

I have an herb garden out back and the herbs are growing very fast.

So I have been harvesting them.

I could dry them - but I really like to use fresh herbs in my cooking.

So the pin I found was perfect.

I cut off about 1/3 of the Rosemary, Sage and Oregano and rinsed them.

Then I chopped them coarsley with a knife

and put a heaping teaspoon into each icecube partition.

Then I poured in enough Extra Virgin Olive Oil

 (EVOO as Rachael Ray would say)

 to cover the herbs (about two tablespoons).

I then put the trays in the freezer overnight.

They popped out very easily

but the oil began melting quickly.

I popped them into bags that I had already labeled,

and back into the freezer they went.

Now I can have the perfect little cube of herbs and oil to

 cook, roast or season,

such as:  Poultry, steaks, veggies, casseroles,

 really anything that I would normally flavor with my herbs. 

 This way I can keep harvesting my herbs without having to dry them,

 or freeze them dry and risk freezer burn.

Thank you Pinterest!

Keep Calm and Kerri On