I love cilantro. I use it as others have stated above, but I also use it as a salad green. It is strongly flavored, but I enjoy it a lot. I like to make my own "vietnamese" salad as follows:
Red and green leaf lettuce make up 2/3 of the greens, with cilantro making up the rest. I matchstick a lot of radishes, carrots, cucumbers and red bell peppers, top it off with those big juicy bean sprouts and then mix up some asian sesame dressing (Good Seasons has a good powdered one using their cruets like the Italian dressings you see). If I want a heavier meal, I add rice vermicelli noodles and spicy pork strips, as well. It really makes for a nice summer meal.
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