Can you use dried parsley and chive in place fresh herbs in a dip?

Don't have time to get to store and recipe calls for chives and parsley ... I have dried but not fresh. I also have red onions in the house. Can I dice and use that?

Lara
  • Posted by: Lara
  • June 2, 2016
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creamtea
creamtea June 3, 2016
If you haven't already made, and consumed it, I'd say mince a little of the red onion and use that.
 
Smaug
Smaug June 2, 2016
I've never tried dried chives, but dried parsley is pretty useless. Same for the other annual/biennial herbs- Basil, Cilantro, Chervil etc.- they just don't dry well.
 
ChefJune
ChefJune June 2, 2016
Well, you could, but then you'd miss the sprightly flavor that only the fresh herbs give.
 
Susan W.
Susan W. June 2, 2016
I agree with Trena. There are a few times that dried herbs work and a buttermilk dip is one of them. Somehow, dried chives come alive. Dried parsley, on the other hand, is quite tasteless in my experience.
 
pierino
pierino June 2, 2016
Dried parsley doesn't taste like anything. I once worked a job where the owner sprinkled dried parsley on plates for "presentation". I told him that might look classy at Denny's but...needless to say I didn't last long there.
Dried chives on the other hand hold flavor as does oregano.
 
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