Before you throw out that bunch of cilantro

Four ways with the leafy herb

We’ve all been there. A recipe calls for two tablespoons of chopped cilantro, so we buy a bunch, tear off a handful of leaves and place the seemingly unused bunch back in the bag to rot in the crisper drawer of our refrigerator.

After years of making pimento cheese with chopped cilantro and pickled jalapeños, I am no stranger to the rotten bag o’ herbs t…