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How to use parsley in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun, verb

Parsley means a bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars. Example: “To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs.”

Examples of parsley by meaning

nounA bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.

  • Though the parsley seemed to have died, outside it started to regenerate.2022, Sara Baume, Seven Steeples, Tramp Press, page 100

verbTo add parsley to.

  • Put a layer of mashed potato on one side and also on the other after peppering, salting and finely-chopped parsleying it to taste.1923, William Teignmouth Shore, My Cook Book, page 46

More sentences with parsley

  • To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs.From the entry blitz
  • Serve mushroom Bourguignon over polenta, noodles or mashed potatoes, topped with fried mushrooms and parsley.2020 January 1, Melissa Clark, “Mushroom Bourguignon”, in New York Times Cooking, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry bourguignon
  • Off the heat, add the toasted pine nuts and roughly chopped parsley and taste for seasoning.2015, Sally Clarke, 30 Ingredients, London: Frances Lincoln, published 2016, →ISBN, page 183. From the entry olive oily
  • In the past, the bouquet garni was a prescribed mixture of thyme, bay leaf, and parsley.2010, Ruth Lively, Cooking from the Garden, Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 117. From the entry bouquet garni
  • Is it any wonder that a synonym for chervil is French parsley?[2009, Thomas DeBaggio, Arthur O. Tucker, The Encyclopedia of Herbs […] , Timber Press, →ISBN, page 154. From the entry French parsley
  • Parsley may look like a mild-mannered garnish, but inside lurks the nutrient content of a “superplant.”2005, Kymythy Schultze, The Natural Nutrition No-Cook Book. From the entry superplant
  • Moderately sprinkle some chopped parsley on the Cocotte potatoes.2020, Michel Maincent Morel, THE FRENCH CHEF HANDBOOK: La cuisine de référence version anglaise, Editions BPI, →ISBN, page 945. From the entry tournedo
  • Add the concasse and tarragon, adjust the seasoning and serve, garnished with chopped parsley in a warm entree dish.2016, Dun Jipping, Army Chef's Handbook of Cookery, →ISBN, page 14. From the entry concasse
  • Coat it with Provençale sauce combined with the reduced cooking liquor, and sprinkle a little concassed parsley over it.2013, G. A. Escoffier, A Guide to Modern Cookery -, Read Books Ltd, →ISBN. From the entry concassed
  • Some recipes call for finely chopped parsley among the ingredients.1964, Robin Howe, “Bitki (1): Beef Rissoles (Russian-style Hamburgers)”, in Russian Cooking, London: André Deutsch, →OCLC, “Meat” section…. From the entry bitki
  • Tender pasta is tossed with crumbled bacon, grape tomatoes, romaine, red onion, and parsley in a mayo, sour cream, Dijon, and lemon dressing.2026 August 3, Jenn AllenJ, “9 pasta salads my dad went back for a second bowl of without saying a word”, in The Shelbyville News…. From the entry BLT
  • Serve with a sauce, such as tartar sauce, parsley sauce (see page 80), garlic mayo, lemon mayo, or perinaise or hot sauce.2023, Poppy O'Toole, Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Air Fryer Cookbook, page 90. From the entry perinaise
  • It is divided, botanically, into two groups: leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum ssp. crispum) and root parsley (Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum, or P. crispum convar. radicosum).2009, Nancy Arrowsmith, Essential Herbal Wisdom […] , Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 193. From the entry root parsley
  • Stir in sugar, parsley and peperoncini.2007 February 21, “Recipe: Zappa Family Spaghetti Sauce”, in New York Times. From the entry peperoncini
  • Called French parsley by Europeans, chervil is a symbol of new life for them, because of its resemblance to myrrh given to baby Jesus.[2006, Susheela Raghavan, Handbook of Spices, Seasonings, and Flavorings, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 84. From the entry French parsley
  • When you are ready to eat garnish with chopped parsley, and if you like bittery taste of lemon you can add more on your plate.1994 January 18, Yesim Erke, “RECIPE:Leeks with olive oil”, in rec.food.cooking (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026. From the entry bittery
  • You take onions and fry them,’ he said to the room, ‘and breadcrumbs and chopped parsley and slowly the blood of a chicken.1968, Rumer Godden, “L’Élégance”, in Swans & Turtles: Stories, London; Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne, Vic.: Macmillan, →OCLC, page 170. From the entry sanguette
  • “Real” parsley (as we think of the flat-leaf variety) has a less chlorophylly, more foodlike flavor that plays an important supporting role in innumerable Italian dishes.1994, Diane Darrow, The Seasons of the Italian Kitchen. From the entry chlorophylly
  • This rich chicken entree is a gourmet choice, complete with Cognac and cream and garnished with spring green onions or parsley to complement the celeried rice pilaf.1982, Susan E. Mitchell, 30-minute Meals, page 39. From the entry celeried

Meaning of parsley

  1. noun A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
  2. noun The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.
  3. noun Any herb resembling parsley, such as cilantro (Chinese parsley) or chervil (French parsley).

Full definition of parsley

Questions about parsley in a sentence

How do you use parsley in a sentence?
Parsley is used as a noun and verb. For example: “To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs.”
What is a short sentence with parsley?
“Stir in sugar, parsley and peperoncini.”
What does parsley mean?
Parsley means a bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.

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