Grow kitchen herbs? Here Are Your Top 10 Herb Garden Plants
1.Basil
Basil is fairly easy to grow and is absolutely fantastic in many of our favorite foods. Basil is an annual herb, but for indoor kitchen herbs (culinary herbs) you can keep it within reach all year, every year, by planting seeds in pots regularly. This way you will always have basil growing.
Basil uses
- Tomato sauces: spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce
- pesto sauce
- soups and stews
- Meat (chicken, beef, pork)
2.chives
Chives are perennial herbs, which means they will thrive indefinitely without having to plant new plants. Growing chives, with their mild onion flavor, will allow you to wow your friends and family while easily creating unusual homemade condiments and dishes. Don’t forget that you can eat the flowers of chive plants too!
Use of tokens: Use chives as a milder alternative to onions.
- Baked potato with chives
- Fantastic choice for a butter herb recipe.
- Flavor cheese with chives
- Homemade sauces and spreads
- Egg salad with chives
- soups
- salads
3.Coriander and Coriander (seeds)
The cilantro plant is an annual, but with regular planting indoors throughout the year, you will always have cilantro growing and available. The entire coriander plant is edible. Roots, stems, leaves and flowers, making the cilantro herb one of the most versatile and varied garden plants.
Coriander uses (leaves)
- salads
- Stews and soups with cilantro
- Coriander Spaghetti Sauce
- Try cilantro in crab cakes or cilantro fish cakes. Delicious.
- Chopped cilantro to season meats and ground meat (burgers and meatballs)
coriander stems
- Chopped cilantro roots to flavor stews and soups
- bean dishes
coriander seeds (cilantro)
- Grind coriander seeds to use in homemade curry sauces
- Ground coriander to flavor the meat
Note: The whole dried coriander plant makes a beautifully scented addition to homemade potpourris.
4.Dill
Dill is an annual herb. It is quite a tall herb, is easy to grow from seed, and has really beautiful flowers. There is a misconception that dill is more useful with vinegar in the pickling process. However, it is a pity to limit dill to such a limited use.
Dill uses: Use dill as a milder, more complex substitute for black pepper.
- Dill in Butter Herbs Recipe
- Cakes
- dill bread
- soups and stews
- fish scent
- salads
- Dill flowers are beautiful in bouquets.
5.fennel
Fennel is a perennial herb and is another amazing example of our Top 10 Herb Garden Plants that is completely edible, from roots to flowers. When growing kitchen herbs, adding fennel to your list opens up a world of delicious and, best of all, unusual flavors for your meals.
Using fennel seeds
- Use fennel seed in the flavor of ground meats (pork and beef)
- Fennel seeds can be added to baked goods and breads.
Using fennel leaves
- Fish with fennel leaves
- Baked vegetables with fennel leaves
- Cheese spreads with fennel and homemade sauces
- soups
6.mint
With literally thousands of varieties of mint plants, you certainly have a wide selection of these very useful herb garden plants. Mint is incredibly easy to grow, but this can also be a problem because it can take over large areas of your outdoor garden because it grows and spreads so successfully and quickly. I always recommend keeping mint plants in check by growing them strictly indoors in pots and containers.
Uses of mint plants: Use fresh mint as a much more delicious replacement for artificial mint flavoring
- Homemade Mint Jelly (amazing with pork dishes)
- Cookies, baked goods and icing
- Homemade sweets and treats
- Steep in hot water for homemade mint tea. Try adding lemon and sugar and serve cold for a very refreshing summer drink.
7.Oregano
The oregano plant is a perennial and is a very easy herb to grow, making it one of the most common culinary herbs (herbs used in cooking). It doesn’t mind dry soil, so oregano only needs watering every two weeks. It does not need fertilization and actually prefers not to be fertilized. Oregano is tastier for cooking when used dry. See my article on how to create dried herbs at home.
Oregano is an absolute must as we create a new healthier menu and life for our families. Because? Using oregano in our family and favorite foods will make our exit from instant and processed foods an easy one. Herb garden plants like oregano, transform spaghetti sauces, pizza, and lean ground meats into absolute power houses of natural flavor.
Using dried oregano
- All tomato dishes
- Spiced meats with oregano: chicken, pork, beef, etc.
- Baked and sautéed vegetables with oregano
- Homemade oregano oil and balsamic vinegar dressings
- Stuffed and savory oregano breads
- Sauces, soups and stews
8.Parsley
Parsley is a biennial herb. This means that their entire life cycle, from germination, growth, flowering, and death, occurs in a two-year period. However, parsley in the outdoor herb garden often self-sows and starts new plants in early spring sun. Indoors, the seeds are so small that they can be placed on top of the soil and watered for germination.
Parsley is a familiar garnish added to meals ordered in restaurants. This is a very old tradition dating back to the use of parsley as a chewed breath freshener after the main course of a meal. However, parsley is a flavorful herb that should be more widely included in our cooking. For tips on how to dry parsley, check out my article on how to make dried herbs.
using parsley
- fresh parsley in salads
- Fresh parsley as an attractive garnish
- Dried parsley used abundantly in soups, stews and especially soups
- Fresh parsley for a light salad dressing with fresh olive oil
9.Sage
Sage is a perennial herb that grows into a shrub with blue-green leaves. The new leaves are the most pleasant to cook with. People often don’t know that herb garden plants like sage are present in many types of foods they love. Adding sage to some of your family’s favorite foods will make your recipes stand out from modern family recipes and often bland.
wise uses
- stuffed turkey with sage
- Sage added to homemade jams and jellies
- Meat flavoring. Especially pork and sage chicken
- Sage with scrambled eggs, egg salad, deviled eggs
10thyme
Another perennial herb, thyme is perfect in combination with oregano and basil. Growing kitchen herbs together like oregano, basil, and thyme gives you a perfect little Italian herb garden.
using thyme
- Thyme as an aromatic herb for potpourris and scented drawer packs
- Steeped in hot water for thyme tea
- All tomato sauces
- Fresh and dried meats seasoned with thyme: chicken, pork, beef, etc.
- Baked and sautéed vegetables
- Homemade Italian Oil and Balsamic Vinegar Dressings
- Fillings and savory breads
- Sauces, soups and stews
- thyme mixed with rice
- eggs with thyme
- cheese with thyme
There you go. My top 10 herb garden plants. Use this list to bring health and energy back to your menu with the power of fresh herbs grown in your own herb garden. In my next article, I’ll go into more detail about growing herbs in pots, so you can start your kitchen herb garden right away.