Fresh Herbs to Dry Herbs Equivalent

Unless you have an indoor herb garden, fresh herbs are crazy expensive in the dead of winter.  I usually can’t justify the cost, so this time of year, I like to swap out dry herbs in recipes that call for fresh.  Because dry herbs are usually quite a bit more potent {because all of the water has been sucked out of them}, you will want to adjust the amount of dried herbs you use.

Luckily, there is a pretty simple rule of thumb when substituting dried herbs for fresh.  When using dried herbs, use 1/3 the amount the recipe calls for.  So, 1 tbsp. of fresh basil would equal about 1 tsp. of dried basil.  If you are lucky enough to have access to inexpensive fresh herbs {or just like to spring for fresh}, you can always add them to recipes that call for dried…just do the exact opposite:  add three times the amount of fresh.

Isn’t math fun?

~Mavis