Have an Italian herb garden in your own home!

Italian cuisine has the most seasoned recipes. Now you can bring Italian flavor to your own backyard. Simply plant the basic Italian herbs and your food and garden will spread the great Italian fragrances.

A must-have herb in your Italian herb garden is basil. It has a sweet taste and is very fragrant. In the kitchen it is used to season tomatoes and to make the famous Italian pesto. It goes very well with pasta, salads and tomatoes, and is the main ingredient in “pistou” soup, a typical dish from Provence. Basil is also good with red bell peppers, eggplant and zucchini, chicken, eggs, steak, chicken, and fish.

Oregano is often used dried rather than fresh. The dried leaves give a strong aroma and a tasty flavor. It is delicious with mozzarella and tomato. It is ideal for dishes prepared with sauce, such as pasta and pizza. Dried oregano goes very well with tomatoes, beans, aubergines, zucchini, and rice dishes like rice pilaf or risotto. It is frequently used to flavor cooked or raw foods, cheeses, eggs, and salads, and to preserve vegetables in oil and vinegar, sauces, and digestive liqueurs.

Garlic is rich in mineral salts, sulfur, enzymes and vitamins. It also has many medicinal properties. Garlic can be dried and used sliced ​​or ground. Dry Garlic is used as a condiment and therefore the presentation as “garlic powder” is more manageable and has spread in modern European cuisine.

Parsley has a pleasant green, slightly spicy flavor. In the kitchen it is used to accompany, decorate or prepare various dishes – salads, soups, red and white meats, tortillas, etc. And also in green sauces, alone or with garlic, mixed with capers, etc…Mixed with butter or breadcrumbs it is simply delicious. Parsley can be used in almost any dish. Chopped parsley can be added to soups, mayonnaise, salad dressings, and sprinkled on vegetables.

There are more herbs to complete the Italian herb garden. The list includes: sage, rosemary, thyme, chives, etc.

Just choose the ones you like best and start planting!