Spatula Diaries: Three essential spring herbs

“Mint, basil and cilantro. Individually, they play an essential role in certain dishes,” writes 225 food blogger Maggie Heyn Richardson. “Without basil, margherita pizza and caprese salad would be lost. Mint gussies up iced tea, pea soup and fresh fruit salad to an inspired level. And cilantro makes chicken tortilla soup realize its full potential. Combined, these herbs also work magic. They make curries sing. They comprise the herb salad essential to pho. They form the herby layer that gives a shrimp spring roll its specificity.” Find out how else you can use these essential tastes to spice up your table in this week’s Spatula Diaries.