What Is Savory and How Can I Use It?

Savory rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 139 recipes to cook with it.

What is savory?

Savory is an aromatic plant of the mint family, used as a culinary herb.

Nutrition

Where found

Savory is usually found in the spices section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Savory is a member of the Spices and Herbs US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

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Recipes using savory

There are 139 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Garlic & Fava Beans Soup

A soup which is a combination of Mediterranean garlic soups with a 17th century East European fava beans soup. Quite good.

Winter Tomato Bisque

This tantalizing and delicious bisque is made with juicy tomatoes, chopped onions and light cream.

Winter Tomato Bisque

This tantalizing and delicious bisque is made with juicy tomatoes, chopped onions and light cream.

Pork Ribs in Sour Cabbage

Nothing new under the sun, just my rendition of very popular dish in Eastern Europe, inspired by various cuisines of Carpathian Mountains. Cooked quite quick in a pressure cooker.

Aduki & Squash Soup

Aduki and squash soup blends sweet butternut, earthy adzuki beans, balsamic vinegar, rosemary, and savory miso for a rich vegan fall soup with a Japanese-macrobiotic backbone. High in fibre and deeply warming.

Cauliflower & Savory Soup

I cooked this soup 3 times lately, and the best base is turkey- chicken stock in my opinion. Just a summer soup made of many stems.

Cauliflower & Savory Soup

I cooked this soup 3 times lately, and the best base is turkey- chicken stock in my opinion. Just a summer soup made of many stems.

Spicy Tripe & Beans

Completely different recipe than Jamaican or Spanish ones. I used few known methods to make beans easier to digest. They all work very well not to make music.

Horseradish Soup

This very old soup is traditionally cooked on Easter. The flavors of my rendition are mild, however if you like horseradish and more spicy flavor, try to add 2 times more grams than I did.

Vegetable Soup with Lentils (Vegan)

Vegan lentil vegetable soup with mushrooms, potato, carrots, celery, and bell pepper, simmered in herbed broth. Half-pureed for body, lifted with fresh lemon juice.

Spaghetti Squash & Chicken Skillet Casserole

Easy and tasty! I make this casserole a few times every year when I have spaghetti squash in my kitchen. It's a well-balanced meal with just enough protein and loads of vegetables.

Roasted Chicken with 44 Cloves of Garlic (Clay-Pot)

If you do not have a clay cooker, you can use a large covered Dutch oven and reduce the oven temperature to about 375 F. Do not fear the large amount of garlic in this recipe. Garlic cloves are nutty and mellow when cooked whole. Once you try it, you may end up adding even more garlic, because they are so good!

Bacon-Asparagus Quiche

Asparagus and bacon are a match made in heaven. Baked into a quiche it's prefect for a Sunday brunch. Quite easy to prepare if you use a ready made pie shell.

Leftover Turkey Pot Pie

A tasty way to use up leftover turkey from Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. It includes leeks and mushrooms along with the turkey in a traditional flaky pastry.

French Canadian Pea Soup

This authentic French Canadian recipe is a classic belly warmer and perfect for a cold day. Split-pea soup with a ham bone, ham hock or salt pork. Make it a vegetarian split-pea soup by leaving out the ham bone and using vegetable stock instead of water.

Pepper Rainbow Soup

Late-summer pepper rainbow soup with multicolored bell peppers floating in a lemon-and-egg-yolk thickened broth. Greek avgolemono technique meets a confetti of red, yellow, and green peppers.

Evergreen Spaghetti

The coriander, sugar and bland cheese balance the tartness of green tomatoes in this recipe.

Lamb Carnitas

Lamb carnitas braised in milk with coriander, savory, and bay leaves until fall-apart tender. Served in tortillas with broiled onions, tomatoes, sour cream, and salsa.

Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb with Roasted

Herb-crusted rack of lamb seared and finished with compound herb butter, served over mesquite-grilled pepper ragout with socca and olive tapenade. Restaurant-level Provencal cooking.

Turkey Breast-Spinach Rice Dressing

Boneless turkey breast butterflied, stuffed with a spinach-mushroom brown rice dressing seasoned with basil and savory, then rolled jellyroll-style and roasted. Every slice reveals a beautiful green and white spiral.

Roast Meat Loaf

Classic roast meat loaf with oats, sharp cheese, and savory herbs, topped with a ketchup-brown sugar glaze. Molded free-form and baked for a caramelized crust on all sides.

Bean'N' Burger Pockets

Sloppy joe meets three-bean chili, stuffed into pita pockets with melted cheddar. Ground beef simmered with tomatoes, herbs, and brown sugar for a thick, scoopable filling.

The Best Darned Grilled Chicken Ever

This recipe blends together a whole bunch of different spices to give the chicken a surprising and unique flavor.

The Best Darned Grilled Chicken Ever

This recipe blends together a whole bunch of different spices to give the chicken a surprising and unique flavor.

Pot Roast Mediterranean

Nothing beats a savory pot roast, so try this delicious recipe that uses red wine and a variety of vegetables.

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