The first step in how to dry fresh basil is the harvesting. Herbs that are harvested for drying should be harvested in the morning just after the dew has air-dried from the leaves. Cut the herbs from the plant before it gets too hot. Remove the stems back to ¼ inch (.

You can dry it or freeze it, but freezing retains the fresh taste better. Before you start, wash basil in cold water and dry; a salad spinner works well for this step. To freeze your basil, pull leaves from stems. You can also freeze leaves whole and keep them for up to a year.

Trim the cut ends, put the bunch in a glass, jar, or vase of water that will fit in the fridge, and cover the whole thing, or at least the basil leaves, with a plastic bag. Put the whole in in a refrigerator. Basil kept that way will stay vibrant and green for up to a week.

Dried Basil is good for the respiratory system and can be consumed as herbal tea with or without other herbs. It can also be used to treat throat and nose infections. Basil tea, made with dried basil helps recover from problems like dysentery, nausea and stomach ache due to gas.

The usual substitution is 1 teaspoon dried (chopped or crumbled) dried herb in place of 1 tablespoon fresh. So you would want to use 1/3 cup of dried basil. As we already mentioned, one cup fresh basil is equal to half-teaspoon of fresh is equal one teaspoon dried basil if you’re planning to make standard recipe.

What is the equivalent of dried basil to fresh? One tablespoon of fresh herbs roughly equals one teaspoon of dried herbs. For example, if a recipe calls for one tablespoon of fresh basil, you need only one teaspoon of dried basil (or other herbs!)

The big difference between dried and fresh basil is flavor. While it may seem counterintuitive, dried basil is actually more flavorful than fresh basil. What you should note is that while dried basil offers more flavor, you won’t get the same flavor you would get from fresh basil.

Litehouse Freeze Dried Basil delivers the flavorful taste and aroma of fresh basil that you’d expect from freshly picked herbs. When cooking with our herbs, we recommend substituting one tablespoon of freeze-dried herb for one tablespoon fresh.

Convert 2 tbsp, chopped to 5 leaves of BASIL,FRESH.