Using Flowers in your kitchen
Easy recipes.
Edible flowers are not an invention of our time. The oldest cultures included the petals of some flowers in the list of most used seasonings. Until the Renaissance, jam or marmalade from violet and roses were considered a real delicacy. With the arrival of new plants and exotic spices like saffron, flowers disappeared from the storerooms and ingredient became for the poor’s as rich employing eastern species, such as cinnamon or cumin to flavor their dishes. Even though roses do not have known medical properties, its products contain a considerable quantity of vitamin C.
Recipes
Infusion. During the winter is highly desirable to drink infusions made out of the fruits of Rosa canina, or commonly known as rose dog, if you are fighting any infection. This infusion has a pleasant, slightly acidic taste. To make two cups crush 7-8 fruits, boiled some water add them and let it sit for 10 min. or so. Pink Honey Boil for about 10 minutes the following ingridients: 100 g eucalyptus honey and 50 g of Rose gallica petals. Strain the liquid and separate it in different containers. If we take a tea spoon of the mix and we let it melt on our mouth. it will help you to clear your voice and soften your throat.
Crystalized Rose Petals This is a practical idea for decoration on your cakes. Mix 1 egg albumen with 2 tablespoons of sugar and a couple of rose water drops. Use whole fresh rose petals and carefully apply the mix with a brush. Put the petals in a dish and sprinkle sugar over them. When they have fully dried they can be store between vegetable paper sheets. A good source of fresh petals is to buy whole sale roses and plug them.
Rose petal jelly Rose de resht and Rose X Centifolia major are the best to make this jelly. The ingredients are: 500 g rose petals, 500 ml of water, 750 g of sugar, two lime juice. Start cutting off the white part of the petals (base), wash them and leave them in 100 ml of water for 12 hrs. Place the sugar with 100 ml of water and put it to boil. When big bubbles start to appear add the petals along with the liquid and the lime juice. Cook everything for about 30 minutes. Finally pour into containers and placed into refrigerator until jelled.
Avocado with red clover blossoms Avocado with fresh lettuce and red clover: This recipe is light and appetizing, especially in summer. Also, the sauce is very special and will delight the most exquisite. Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados, 4 red clover with stem, mixed greens (lettuce, cranberry ...), 50 gr. cream, 1 dash lemon juice, 1 dash of soy sauce, white wine vinegar Salt and pepper Preparation: Wash the lettuce leaves and place them in the tray where you are going to present the dish. Strip avocados, cut them in half, remove bone and place over lettuce. For the sauce: mix the cream with the lemon juice, soy sauce and vinegar. Add salt and pepper to taste. Finally pour the sauce over the avocados and decorate with red clover flowers.