Herb
Summer Savory
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Summer savory is the annual Satureja hortensis—delicate peppery-thyme leaf, classic with beans, eggs, and fresh sausages, milder and more perishable than woody winter savory. Plants are soft-stemmed and frost-tender. The bean herb of French and German kitchens. Add near the end of cooking; dried summer savory is softer than oregano.
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Characteristics
Preparations
BeansDriedEggsFreshSausage
Traits
AnnualBean ClassicBean HerbDelicateMild Pepper ThymePepperyTender
History
IT
Romans used summer savory as a peppery green herb before black pepper was common.
FR
French cookery fixed summer savory with beans and broad beans.
Dried summer savory entered European spice jars for bean dishes.
Fresh summer savory returned to herb packs for seasonal cooking.