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Mediterranean Country Sachets
© Frances Janisch

Mediterranean Country Sachets

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  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
  • SERVINGS: makes 10 sachets
  • •BASIC-EASY
  • •FAST
  • •MAKE-AHEAD
  • •VEGETARIAN

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  1. 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon each of dried rosemary and dried chives
  2. 1 1/4 teaspoons dried lavender flowers
  3. Ten 7-inch 2-ply squares of cheesecloth
  4. 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  5. Ten 6-inch lengths of kitchen string
  1. In a medium bowl, combine the rosemary with the chives and lavender and stir to blend. Lay the cheesecloth on a work surface. Spoon 2 rounded teaspoons of the dried herbs in the center of each square. Add 1 teaspoon of the black peppercorns to each sachet. Gather each square into a neat bundle and secure with kitchen string.