On 3/22/2013 9:03 PM, Todd wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Okay, it rhymes. :-)
>
> I have been trying to come up with a hand made salsa.
>
> Problem: my wife is *frighteningly* allergic to cilantro
> (anything in the Coriander family, which includes cumin).
> And all the salsa recipes I have seen use cilantro.
>
> What would you substitute? Parsley?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
> Okay. In the interest of full disclosure, I hate anything
> that hurts anyone I love. But, I have always thought
> cilantro started out with a nasty aftertaste and I have
> always hated it.
>

Parsley would work but a little bit of snipped fresh oregano would give
the salsa more flavor. Cilantro is rather stronger than parsley so you'd
need to substitute an her with a stronger flavor than parsley.

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