Edible Herbal Flowers for Your Garden
Mint
Sometimes mint can get out of control in your garden, but the herbal flowers from the mint plant can add flavor to many dishes. Middle Eastern dishes, salads, and desserts are great choices for using mint flowers, and the flower's minty flavor will add a fresh taste to your cooking.
Chives
Chive flowers are very pretty and have a delicious taste similar to chives or onions. The tiny, white flowers form in a ball cluster of stars, and they are an edible addition that adds herbal sensation and romance to your food.
Chicory
Chicory can be slightly bitter, and it tastes somewhat like endive. Chicory petals and beds are pretty and make a great addition to any entrée. This earthy flower is edible in cooked dishes and fresh meals, and you can pickle the buds of this herbal flower.
Lavender
For a sweet flavor that has a citrus taste and a floral essence try lavender flowers. This edible herb makes pretty purple blooms that are a great accompaniment to many dishes. Teas and infusions are also a nice way to use these edible flowers.
Lemon Verbena
Lemon verbena produces a tiny flower that can be used as a tea or cooked with fish or poultry. Deserts will also enjoy this citrusy flavored flower.
Dill
The herbal flowers that come from dill are similar in flavor to the dill leaves, but the edible flowers are slightly stronger in taste. The yellow blossom will suit salads, soups, seafood, sauces, and dips.
Sage
The blossoms that come from the sage plant are blue, pink, or violet in hue. They have a slightly lighter sage flavor than the leaves of this herb, and the edible delight is a beauty to look at. The flowers of the sage plant can be used in a variety of dishes including soup, salad, and entrees. Stuffing also takes a nice flavor from this edible flower, and the herbal taste of the sage blossom can add to sauces and stocks for a light flavor.
Edible flowers are a great way to add beauty and flavor to many of your favorite dishes. Harvesting the herbal flowers in your garden means you will have a more bountiful harvest and a wider array of options to cook with. Try growing these edible herbal flowers in your garden this gardening season.
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