Sometimes when I am making a stew or a dish, I have trouble deciding which spices I want to use. That is when I turn to Herbs de Provence. It is a unique combination of herbs and creates a lovely base flavor. Herbs de Provence is mild in flavor, but the inclusion of rosemary and lavender add a lovely fragrance to any dish.
You have a lot of flexibility in creating your own Herbs de Provence. Most of the ingredients are in your spice cupboard already. I grow herbs and preserve them to save even more on my homemade spice mixes.
How to Make Herbs de Provence
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 1 tablespoon rosemary
- 2 teaspoons marjoram
- 2 teaspoons basil
- 2 teaspoons savory
- 1 teaspoon lavender
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon sage
Instructions
- Place the rosemary (and lavender if you wish) in a mortar. Grind with a pestle until you have achieved the desired consistency.
- Add the other herbs and grind if desired.
- Stir until thoroughly mixed.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Herbs de Provence is delicious when used on fish and chicken. I also use it in vegetable dishes and in stews as a base flavor and then add more of which ever herb that I want to have a stronger note in the dish. Last week, I even added Herbs de Provence to sweet potato hash browns and was pleased with the results.
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Vena says
I loved the meatballs; of course, I put HdeP on almost everything👍🏻
April @ The 21st Century Housewife says
I love using Herbs de Provence in cooking, and your blend sounds really flavourful. I like the addition of the lavender.
Beth @ Aunt B's Kitchen says
Thanks for this one Alea. I enjoy the flavour of Herbs de Provence. It’ll be nice to keep this mixture in the pantry. I’m pinning the recipe now.
mjskit says
Thank you for this recipe! I’ve always wanted to make my own because I’m constantly coming across recipe that call for it. Pinned!
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Swathi says
I was looking for this recipe. because in the net some using lavender some not. Thanks Alea for sharing.
Vicky says
What a useful recipe, I must try this combination in my vegetable dishes!
Jason Nicholls says
Hi Alea I will have to give your recipe a go and see if I like your herbs de provence. I have all the ingredents so shouldn’t be a problem to make. thanks for the tips.