Nothing beats the flavour and aroma of fresh herbs.
Heather Mairs picks the best of the bunch. Classic Pesto Cracked Wheat Salad with Peppers and Basil Focaccia with Rosemary Parsley Soup Salsa Verde Herbs have been prized throughout history. Their earliest recorded use was by Neanderthal man. They were grown and eaten for both culinary and medicinal purposes by the Greeks, Romans and Egyptians, all of whom used them in profusion. Herbs are essential to the discerning cook and despite their general lack of importance as sources of nutrients, these leafy plants do contribute greatly to our diets by their addition of scent, flavour and colour.