Parsley is a source of flavonoids and antioxidants, especially luteolin, apigenin, folic acid, vitamin K, vitamin C and vitamin A.

Parsley health benefits include: preventing halitosis, fighting skin cancer, fighting diabetes, promoting bone health, boosting immune system, serving as a natural antibiotic, keeping the heart healthy and detoxifying the body. Other benefits include fighting arthritis, whitening skin and giving clearer complexion and promoting healthy hair.

Keep your pot of Parsley in a warm spot on your kitchen bench and enjoy for weeks. Water little but often, if required, when the surface of the compost is dry to the touch.

Parsley can be used in almost any savoury dish. It is especially good used in great quantities in fresh salads or in soups and sauces. Chop or shred it and mix with butter to melt over fish or to glaze vegetables. There is just as much flavour in the stalk as in the leaves and all are used in bouquet garni to flavour stews and stocks. It’s delicious briefly deep-fried and served as a vegetable to accompany chicken, veal or fish. Use it in marinades, stuffings, in omelettes – the list goes on!