I went into my storage of bee balm, calendula, blue bachelor buttons, chive blossoms, and lavender. Here are some photos of a recreated "Confetti Cake" from my cookbook "Beautifully Delicious", flowered shortbread cookies, and homemade ricotta with my Herbes Salee and chive blossoms. I've also included some photos of my drying racks.
I was inspired this week to create a few things using the edible flowers I had been drying throughout the summer. I was inspired by Loria Stern's Instagram posts of her beautiful flower cookies. She opened my eyes and my imagination to new floral ingredients and edible ideas. I went into my storage of bee balm, calendula, blue bachelor buttons, chive blossoms, and lavender. Here are some photos of a recreated "Confetti Cake" from my cookbook "Beautifully Delicious", flowered shortbread cookies, and homemade ricotta with my Herbes Salee and chive blossoms. I've also included some photos of my drying racks.
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This flavorful combination of fresh herbs can be used to season soups, sauces, stews, dressings, mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, sautéed vegetables, and used to create flavorful butters. There is no one recipe for this wonderful condiment. I often choose a flavor profile for my herbes salee based on a dominent flavored herb that I have on hand and choose additional herbs that support that profile. Supportive herbs can be parsley, arugula, spinach, scallion, and celery leaves. I prefer to use a mineral salt, but you can choose any minimally processed course salt that you prefer. Layer the herbs with the salt and let them sit in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Following the 2 weeks, press the herbs to release any water that may be in the mixture. Because the herb salt is salty, use a little at first or 1:1 in recipes when replacing plain salt with your homemade herb salt.
1/2 cup dill or lovage 1 cup flat leafed parsley 1/2 cup celery leaves 1/2 cup chives or scallions 1/2 cup mint, basil, or cilantro 1/2 cup carrot, finely grated 1/4 cup course mineral salt, Himalayan pink salt, kosher salt or other course salt
Herb combinations to try:
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