If you love Cilantro you should know How to Make Homemade Cilantro Seasoning. We use cilantro in a lot of our home cooking. Cilantro is a great, general-use herb that will add just a hint of flavor to your meals. Of course, cilantro is a must-have in almost all Tejano dishes, Tex-Mex if that is what you are familiar with.

For several weeks we have been on a run of recipes to add some kick to your Cinco De Mayo party.

Easy Guacamole for Your Cinco De Mayo Party

Quick, Easy, Made to Your Taste Homemade Salsa

Little Green Onions are Very Easy to Grow at Home

How to DIY Homemade Garlic Salt

This week How to Make Homemade Cilantro Seasoning is another one of these talks.

Making your own Cilantro seasoning is really very easy. In just a few steps you can have your own homemade seasoning, just to your liking.

To Make Homemade Cilantro Seasoning

you will need:

Fresh Cilantro

A Dehydrator

A Mortar and Pestle or a Blender

An Air Tight Container

1. Fresh Cilantro.

Either buy fresh cilantro at your local farmers market or grocery. Or you can grow your own at home. We have done both. We have cilantro in our herb garden but we have not grown a large enough patch yet to use only homegrown.

2. Wash and Dry Cilantro.

It is always best to wash off all fresh veg just to be sure you do not have any unwanted guests or “stuff” on your veg. Pat dry to avoid crushing the tender herbs.

3. Dehydrate Cilantro.

We have a nice little dehydrator that we use for all of our drying needs. This can be done in the oven on a very low heat for a very long time.

4. Crush or grind Cilantro into powder.

A mortal and pestle work well with an herb as delicate as cilantro. A blender will also serve you well here if you do not want to grind by hand.

You can leave the dried cilantro as a leaf if you like whole herbs better.

5. Place in an air-tight container to keep fresh and dry.

6. Cook with your homemade Cilantro seasoning and enjoy.

That is just how easy it is to Make Homemade Cilantro Seasoning.

You can use cilantro in guacamole, salsa, beans and rice, well just about any food will benefit from a good dose of cilantro. But traditionally, cilantro is used to add a Hispanic flavor.

Of course, as with most DIY recipes, you can tweak this one to get it just the way you like it. Add salt, pepper, chili pepper, or any combo of herbs and spices you like to get a variety of unique flavors.

We hope you have enjoyed this talk on How to Make Homemade Cilantro Seasoning. Try it out and see how much better homemade is than what you buy. Do not forget to check out the other recipes in this Cinco De Mayo recipe series.

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