How to Use chervil in a Sentence

chervil

noun
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  • Add the parsley and chervil and top with the fried oysters.
    — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Serve soup hot with a dollop of crème fraîche and a sprig of chervil.
    — Cheryl Slocum, Country Living, 13 Feb. 2011
  • Put the pasta in the dish and garnish with small tomato cubes and the chervil.
    — Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2020
  • For the herbs, use a mix of mint, dill, parsley, or chervil; fennel fronds work too.
    — Michelle McKenzie and Margo True, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Arrange 6 shrimp in each bowl, spoon sauce around them, and garnish with chervil.
    — John Besh, House Beautiful, 17 Nov. 2015
  • Both chervil and mache have been growing since very early spring.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 2 Aug. 2017
  • In flavor, chervil is a cross between parsley and anise.
    — Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2019
  • Alaska Seeds of Change is stocking salad greens plus basil, Thai basil, dill and chervil.
    — Donna Freedman, Alaska Dispatch News, 15 Aug. 2017
  • This recipe calls for parsley and dill; basil, cilantro, chervil and/or chives would also be lovely.
    — Ellie Krieger, charlotteobserver, 9 May 2017
  • Dear Heloise: What are charnushka, cardamom and chervil?
    — Heloise, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2018
  • In a large bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice, garlic, parsley, thyme, chervil and salt.
    — Kayla Stewart, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Garnish the dish with some chervil leaves and zucchini blossoms julienne.
    — Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Grow seedlings of herbs such as chervil, dill, and watercress in well-draining soil in a location that receives four to six hours of sunshine.
    — Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2020
  • DeNicola’s tuna is green and herbaceous, mixed with chervil, dill, tarragon and cilantro.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022
  • Plant seeds or transplants of dill, parsley, fennel, cilantro, arugula, borage, chamomile and chervil.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The salad of baby lettuces and chervil ($9.50) is Greens’ argument for the supremacy of vegetables in a nutshell.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Herbs such as coriander, dill, parsley, chives, garlic chives, cilantro, thyme, chervil and comfrey.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • A section on herbs bypasses tarragon and chervil in favor of curry leaf and pandan.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2017
  • Then, there's a popsicle made of woodruff, coriander, Spanish chervil and sorrel.
    — Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue, 13 Mar. 2018
  • People confuse hemlock with cow parsley also known as wild chervil, wild carrot or Queen Anne’s Lace and many other names.
    — oregonlive, 29 May 2022
  • Seeds or transplants of dill, parsley, fennel, cilantro, arugula, borage, chamomile and chervil may also be planted.
    — NOLA.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • Chicken thigh yakitori and uni toast with trout roe, chervil and lava salt are recent selections.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Get help with pests by interspersing chervil, cilantro, and fennel among your vegetables.
    — Thad Orr, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Consider using sprigs of basil, rosemary, tarragon or chervil and a few peppercorn.
    — Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • One of the restaurant’s favorite tricks is to mix chunks of preserved fish with housemade aioli, lemon juice, and fresh herbs like chives and chervil, essentially making a fish salad that’s great on crackers or toasts.
    — Jamie Feldmar, Bon Appetit, 24 July 2017
  • After all, wild chervil, with its lacy white flowers and ferny leaves, is commonly mistaken for hemlock, the poison that famously did in Socrates.
    — Leilani Marie Labong, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2018
  • More information is online at kinetic-kitchenmke.com, where sample menus show dishes such as crab with white asparagus, chervil, lemon, prosciutto and bread, and glazed duck with onion jam, preserved spring onions and sesame-dashi chips.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2018
  • Today reports that guests dined on halibut with watercress mousse, asparagus spears and chervil sauce, followed by Windsor lamb with herb stuffing, spring vegetables and a port sauce.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 June 2019
  • Dandelions, lilacs, purple giant hyssop, chaste tree, mints, chervil or parsley, dill, etc., sport tiny flowers that contain nectar these insects can reach.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Southern California Plant Plant seedlings of culinary herbs, including basil, chervil, chives, lemongrass, mint, and parsley.
    — Sunset Magazine, 3 Aug. 2020

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