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Default Oh No! Cilantro!

On 03/23/2013 08:07 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> 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.
>


Hi Janet,

That is an idea. Thank you!

-T