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What’s the Best Way to Clean Fresh Herbs?

by Kelli Foster
Kelli FosterSenior Contributing Food Editor
Kelli is a Senior Contributing Food Editor for Kitchn. She's a graduate of the French Culinary Institute and author of the cookbooks, Plant-Based Buddha Bowls, The Probiotic Kitchen, Buddha Bowls, and Everyday Freekeh Meals. She lives in New Jersey.
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Q: I am wondering how other people clean sandy ingredients like basil or cilantro. I wash them over and over again in my salad spinner and there is still always some grit left behind. Am I missing a profoundly good method somehow?

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Editor: Readers, what are your best tips for washing fresh leafy herbs?

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