20 Best Parsley Recipes (2024)

I'm Bringing Parsley Back!

Parsley is common. Maybe too common? Sometimes it is shrugged aside as just a garnish and a passe one at that, but parsley got popular for a reason. It's easy to grow, adds delicious brightness to meals without an overpowering flavour and is good for you too. I've rounded up some of the best parsley recipes and I'm on a mission to make parsley cool again!

How To Use Parsley

Parsley is a workhorse ingredient. In addition to the recipes below, use it to add freshness to French inspired or seafood recipes. Parsley is distinctive in middle eastern cuisine (tabboulehs and falafels) and plays a big role in south american dishes (chimichurrie and marinades) too. Pop parsley and garlic into butter to smear on toast or a charred steak. Blitz it in the food processor with garlic, olive oil and other herbs for a green sauce or save it for the winter by dehydrating or freezing it.

Enjoy, my friends, and if you like this herb round up, check out my posts with the best Lavender Recipes and Mint Recipes. Sharing is caring, I would love for you to share with your gardening and foodie friends <3

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Parsley is Perfect for Salad and Soup

Easy Israeli salad (also known as Jerusalem salad) uses simple, fresh ingredients to create an amazing side salad. With just a few minutes spent chopping you'll have a tasty salad, that is packed with health and nutrition and falls within almost every diet.

Grain free Cauliflower Tabbouleh recipe is quick and easy to make and packs a punch of flavor! Bright and satisfying, paleo and Whole 30 friendly.

As pretty as it is delicious and healthy, this Pomegranate Quinoa Salad is not only easy to prepare, but it's super healthy too. With ingredients like quinoa, pomegranates, cucumbers, and feta, you know it has to be good!

Parsley Pasta

Easy Vegan Parsley Pesto With Hazelnuts is a quick and easy flavor bomb perfect on fusilli, penne or grilled protein. Nutritional yeast subs in as vegan parmesan to give that silky, cheesy taste.

This vegan Parsley Walnut Pesto Pasta is simple to make and full or super fresh flavours. Parsley, spinach and walnuts add an earthy depth of flavour and loads of nutrition.

A quick and easy parsley recipe full of flavor with vegetables and pasta. Parsley and Pumpkin Seed Pesto.

Parsley Party for Dinner or Lunch

Meatless Serbian White Bean Soup is full of flavor thanks to parsley that gives an incredible flavour. Perfect for vegetarians or Meatless Monday.

Purple Cauliflower Steaks with Chimichurrie. Meaty pieces of roasted cauliflower covered with the most delicious zesty and spicy chimichurri is the ideal side dish (or main dish!) for your next weeknight dinner. This recipe takes about 5 minutes of “hands-on” time and 25-30 minutes total…and is naturally vegan and gluten free.

Parmesan and Artichoke Heart Baked Chicken is quick (just 10 minutes prep before baking) and is perfect for both company or a cozy and easy night in.

Falafel, once rarely known, is now one of the most common Mediterranean recipes cooked around the world. You can have them just as snack with humus or other dips. It also is a great meatless substitute for burgers.

Delicious Farro Salad Bowls can be served warm or cold. They’re hearty, nutritious, full of flavor and work well for leftovers (healthy school or work lunch anyone?). You’ll love these ingredients smothered in the creamy lemon tahini sauce, it’s so good!

Basmati Rice with Salsa Verde is full of seeds and almonds. This is the perfect rice salad for a light lunch or a buffet table. The salsa verde is easy to prepare and delicious.

Salsa, Chimichurri, Sauce Recipes using Parsley

Parsley is the star in this smooth, flavourful, easy to make Chimichurri Sauce. Delicious on grilled meats, vegetables, tacos and burgers.

Another chunkier version of the sauce, you can serve this green Chimichurri on the side, as the condiment or use it as a marinating sauce for BBQ meats.

This peppery Arugula Pesto recipe deviates from the classic pesto with the substitution of arugula for basil and almonds in place of pine nuts. The result is just as tasty, but a bright green color and peppery in taste.

FAQs

What can I do with a lot of fresh parsley? ›

Put chopped parsley on everything: Don't chop it too finely — bigger pieces are prettier and have more flavor. Throw it with abandon on top of grilled vegetables, roasted potatoes, a cold green-bean salad, stews, soups, pasta, hot or cold grain dishes like couscous or quinoa or tabbouleh or …

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Can I freeze fresh parsley? ›

Parsley is fine to freeze, as are most herbs. You won't be able to use it in a salad or as a garnish but it will be fine to add at the the end of cooking something. You can put it in a freezer bag, sucking out the air before sealing and crumble it in the bag, still frozen, before using.

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What is the most common use for parsley? ›

In foods and beverages, parsley is widely used as a garnish, condiment, food, and flavoring. In manufacturing, parsley seed oil is used as a fragrance in soaps, cosmetics, and perfumes. The leaf, seed, and root are used to make medicine.

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Is parsley good for your stomach? ›

Parsley can help relax your stomach and prevent bloating in addition to promoting good digestion. Parsley as a carminative plant contains chemicals that help the body expel gas. Parsley, being a natural diuretic, can aid in the relief of water retention and reduction of bloating.

Is it better to freeze or dry fresh parsley? ›

“We're all familiar with dried herbs that are available at the grocery store, but freezing them is a great way to preserve your homegrown herbs for use throughout the winter,” Brown said. “Freezing works well for herbs like parsley, dill, basil, chives, lemon balm, mint and tarragon.”

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Is it best to freeze parsley whole or chopped? ›

Once the parsley leaves are as dry as possible, you can either freeze them whole, chop or mince them down to your desired size.

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Do I need to blanch parsley before freezing? ›

Leafy greens like basil, chives, cilantro, dill, mint and parsley are best blanched before sealing.

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What pests does parsley deter? ›

Attracts / Repels: Parsley repels asparagus beetles and attracts beneficial insects like hoverflies, parasitic wasps, ladybugs, and damselflies.

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What does parsley do for the body? ›

Parsley's vitamin K is important because it helps blood to clot in addition to contributing to bone health. Parsley is rich in vitamin C and other antioxidants, which help reduce the risk of serious health conditions like diabetes, stroke, heart disease and cancer. It's also an excellent source of: Vitamin A.

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How do Italians use parsley? ›

Parsley. Parsley (prezzemolo, in Italian), of the flat-leaf variety, is one of the most commonly used herbs in Italian cooking. Parsley is found commonly in seafood and vegetable sauces, and in most pasta dishes, sauces, and soups.

Can too much parsley be harmful? ›

Parsley is POSSIBLY SAFE for most adults when taken by mouth as medicine, short-term. In some people, parsley can cause allergic skin reactions. Consuming very large amounts of parsley is LIKELY UNSAFE, as this can cause other side effects like “tired blood” (anemia) and liver or kidney problems.

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Is parsley a laxative? ›

Abstract. Parsley has been claimed in folk medicine to possess laxative properties attributed to the presence therein of some volatile oils that are more concentrated in seeds than in stems or leaves.

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How to use parsley for flat tummy? ›

But drinking parsley juice and fresh lemon juice can help you lose weight and burn belly fat faster. Some sources suggest drinking it on an empty stomach to maximize the effects, but that may not be necessary. As if that wasn't enough, Parsley helps to freshen breath as well!

How do you freeze fresh parsley for later use? ›

Once the parsley leaves are cut the way you want them, place them loosely into a freezer-safe bag or airtight container and slide them into your freezer. Another option is to create a solid block by rolling whole leaves into a long log that can then be sliced with a sharp knife when you need some.

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How long can fresh parsley last in the fridge? ›

If storing in the fridge, it's best to cover the leaves loosely with plastic bag – the produce bag from the grocery store or an open zip-top will do just fine. This will keep your parsley fresh up to a month, but I've had mine go well beyond that.

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What can you do with parsley stems? ›

Use parsley stems in:

Soups and stocks.
Beans.
Flavoring oil.
Frying fish.
Bread crumbs.
Pesto sauce.
Salad.

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Is fresh parsley worth it? ›

Add fresh herbs at the end of cooking because they will retain their fresh flavor from stove to plate. Sometimes, it's never okay to substitute dry for fresh. Herbs like dill, parsley, and basil lose or change flavor when dried. Parsley, when dried, loses all of the fresh flavor that makes it worthwhile as an herb.

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