Chopped celery leaves take a standard place in your kitchen

Chopped celery leaves are nowadays a very popular herb in Dutch kitchens. Celery originally comes from India and was brought to Europe by travellers over time. Nowadays it is indispensable and you can use it in many different dishes, both hot and cold. The taste resembles that of parsley, but chopped celery leaves taste considerably stronger. You can order this dried and chopped herb online at Natural Spices in a pack of 100 grams or 1 kilo.

Where do you use chopped celery leaves for?

chopped celery leaves can be used for many dishes. It is an aromatic herb with a spicy and fresh flavour. Mainly because of this last characteristic you add it to heavy soups such as bean or pea soup. It is also ideal as an addition to stews. It gives your dish a fresh twist, as it were. By the way, many Dutch people use chopped celery leaves in tomato dishes. You can also add it to a homemade sauce to enhance its flavour. Keep in mind that the flavour of this dried and chopped celery leaf is twice as strong as that of fresh celery leaf. So if you use it as an alternative to the fresh leaves, halve the amount indicated in the recipe.

Chopped celery leaf as a basic ingredient in your kitchen

Chopped celery leaf is actually an indispensable ingredient in your kitchen. The herb is often used and is the perfect replacement for fresh celery, which you probably don't always have at home. Of course we at Natural Spices value the quality of our products. The leaves are harvested and dried at the peak of their freshness. This way you can be sure that the chopped celery leaves are full of flavour. This flavour is not lost during the cooking process. By the way, it concerns the leaves of celery, and not the green tuber or stems of celery. Those have a slightly different flavour.

The healthy benefits

Celery and chopped celery leaves are known to play a protective role in reducing high blood pressure and cardiovascular complaints. The healthy herb has both antibacterial and disinfectant properties. It also has a relatively high concentration of vitamins B and C and contains some of the most important minerals.