Simple Uses for Oregano

 

When you have a large crop of oregano from the garden or farmstand, you don't have time to casually include it in complicated recipes or to frantically figure out how to use it up before it goes bad without getting sick of it.  You want to make the most of your harvest and to actually enjoy it.

Here at Plant to Plate, we like to keep things simple!  Here are some of my favorite ways to use or preserve oregano:

• Add it to any lamb dish, alone or with feta cheese.

• Add it to pasta dishes, both stovetop and baked.

• Add it to sauces, alone or with basil or dill.

• Add it to soups and broths.

• Add it to Simple Salads.  Oregano makes a great addition to cucumber-feta, lettuce-radish, and many other Simple Salads.

• Use it as Decor in an Interesting Salad.  (Wondering why I capitalized those letters?  Read more about Interesting Salads here!)

• Add it to meatloaf and other baked meat dishes.

• Make oregano tea.  Try a tea with oregano leaves on their own or add them to a blend for a warming carminative boost.

• Add it to infused water.

• Make a capsule.  This is a good option if you want the benefits of oregano (such as its extremely high antioxidant content along with its herbal properties) but don't care for its taste.  Dry or dehydrate the oregano.  Then powder it and place it in a capsule.

• Add it to pickles.  Oregano can be added to many traditional pickling and quick-pickling combinations.  A couple pickling complements to oregano are cucumbers and radishes.

• Dry or dehydrate it to save it for later.  See our How to Dry Your Herbs articles here for more information.

• Make oregano ice cubes to later add to beverages like water, iced tea, and smoothies.  Learn how to make herbal ice cubes in our Freezing Overview here.

• Freeze it.  Oregano can also be frozen directly in a freezer bag. 

Further Reading

Growing oregano?  Check out these quick facts like its best growing conditions, companion plants, and expected yields. 

Oregano is also featured in these articles:

• Quick Facts: Growing Oregano
• The Interesting Salad Protocol: How to Build an Interesting Salad
• How to Preserve Your Harvest: Drying and Dehydrating
• How to Preserve Your Harvest: Herbal Preparations

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