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Please! Eat The Flowers!
Flowers Add so Much!
Spring and Fall flowers are savory
Summer flowers are sweet
Herbs
Many herbs are familiar to cooks who use the leaves to flavor meals
Many of the herbs have flowers that taste just as good as the leaves
Try something new for supper!! Grilled Chicken Salad with Rosemary Blossoms Serves 4/ Colorful rosemary blossoms, cubes of fresh mang, and crisp jicama make this easy salad elegant. If grilling is not an option, bake or broil chicken breasts instead.
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
4 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt & Pepper
4 cups arugula, washed well, large stems removed
3/4 cup rosemary flowers
1/2 lemon
1 large mango, peeled and cubed
2 cups cubed jicama
4 tablespoons pine nuts, lightly toasted
1. Rinse chicken breasts, pat dry, and rub with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Grill chicken on an oiled rack 5-6 inches over medium hot coals for 5 minutes oneach side.
2. While chicken is grilling, place arugula and 1/2 cup rosemary flowers in a medium bowl and squeeze lemon over leaves and blossoms. Drizzle with remaining olive oil and toss to coat. Divide arugula salad among four individual plates and place one grilled breast on each plate. arrange mango and jicama on each plate, sprinkle with pine nuts andremaining rosemary flowers, and serve immediately. Here is a List of Edible Flowers Anise Hyssop - Agastache - Arugula
Basil - Chives - Lavendar
Mint - Rosemary - Sages
Borage - Broccoli - Chamomile
Mustard Flowers - Strawberries - Squash
Apple Blossoms - Bee Balm - Tuberous Brgonias
Calendula - Chrysanthemums - Daylillies
English Daisy - Wild Geranium - Scented Geranium
Honeysuckle - Lilacs - Marigold(Lemon Gem)
Marigold (Orange Gem) - Nasturtiums
Pansies - Pinks-Dianthus - Redbud Cercis
Roses - Tulips - Violas
Spring and Fall flowers are savory
Summer flowers are sweet
Herbs
Many herbs are familiar to cooks who use the leaves to flavor meals
Many of the herbs have flowers that taste just as good as the leaves
Try something new for supper!! Grilled Chicken Salad with Rosemary Blossoms Serves 4/ Colorful rosemary blossoms, cubes of fresh mang, and crisp jicama make this easy salad elegant. If grilling is not an option, bake or broil chicken breasts instead.
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
4 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt & Pepper
4 cups arugula, washed well, large stems removed
3/4 cup rosemary flowers
1/2 lemon
1 large mango, peeled and cubed
2 cups cubed jicama
4 tablespoons pine nuts, lightly toasted
1. Rinse chicken breasts, pat dry, and rub with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Grill chicken on an oiled rack 5-6 inches over medium hot coals for 5 minutes oneach side.
2. While chicken is grilling, place arugula and 1/2 cup rosemary flowers in a medium bowl and squeeze lemon over leaves and blossoms. Drizzle with remaining olive oil and toss to coat. Divide arugula salad among four individual plates and place one grilled breast on each plate. arrange mango and jicama on each plate, sprinkle with pine nuts andremaining rosemary flowers, and serve immediately. Here is a List of Edible Flowers Anise Hyssop - Agastache - Arugula
Basil - Chives - Lavendar
Mint - Rosemary - Sages
Borage - Broccoli - Chamomile
Mustard Flowers - Strawberries - Squash
Apple Blossoms - Bee Balm - Tuberous Brgonias
Calendula - Chrysanthemums - Daylillies
English Daisy - Wild Geranium - Scented Geranium
Honeysuckle - Lilacs - Marigold(Lemon Gem)
Marigold (Orange Gem) - Nasturtiums
Pansies - Pinks-Dianthus - Redbud Cercis
Roses - Tulips - Violas
For more information, contact Ginny Rosenkranz
Last updated: 03/30/2009