Always on the lookout for the best summer cocktails and summer desserts recipes or simply want to level up your plating skills? Edible flowers and micro herbs are the way to go! Not just a pretty thing to look at, these spring gems are so versatile and great for cooking with, tossing into salads, adorning dishes with, or turning into the main dish. These are our best edible flower and micro herb recipes for you to try! Scroll through and tap the picture for the recipe from Drogo’s Kitchen…
Micro Herb Recipes from Drogo’s Kitchen
Micro greens are incredibly versatile and fun to work with. Great for using for anything from micro herb cocktails to micro herb desserts! You don’t need to be a fancy chef to experiment with these. We offer over 20 different varieties of micro herbs and each one has its own unique characteristics, tastes, and colours. There are micro versions of almost every herb you can think of from basil to rosemary and plenty more you may never have heard of. Have you ever tried popcorn shoots or mizuna? Scroll through for our best micro herb recipes and get inspired! Tap the picture for the recipe.
Pea Shoot, Mint and Walnut Dip
Fresh and sweet with hints of mint, this spring dip is an elegant addition to a picnic spread or charcuterie spread.
Palourde Clams with White Wine and Lemon Balm
This is a summertime classic - you could easily imagine yourself seated at a seafront restaurant tucking into this. Super simple to make and enhanced with the addition of the zesty lemon balm, this is a recipe you will return to time and time again.
Mini Brioche Buns with Coronation Chicken and Egg Mayonnaise
Micro herbs are perfect for canapes like these and just add that final touch that will impress your guests and make it look like you spent hours slaving over these beautiful amuse bouche.
Baby Rice Crabs with Amaranth Salad and Kombu Dipping Sauce
Amaranth is a vibrant, purple herb that is great for garnishing savoury salads with.
Baby Chard, Puy Lentil and Goats’ Cheese Salad
This is a lovely side salad to put together for a BBQ dinner and the red pops of mini chard make it look so pretty!
Lobster Rolls with Garlic Chives
Micro garlic chives add a delicate oniony flavour to these lobster rolls.
Venison Burgers with Pea Shoots
Sweet pea shoots are a great salad alternative to add to burgers.
Edible Flower Recipes from Drogo’s Kitchen
There are so many ways to make the most of your edible flowers from concocting the best summer cocktails to creating your own stunning edible flower desserts. Let your edible flowers shine as the main event or level up your food styling game and use to garnish savoury and sweet dishes. Scroll through for our best edible flower recipes. Tap the picture for the recipe!
Simple Apple Tarts with Apple Blossom
Simple yet effective, we love matching flowers to their fruits and this pairing of apple blossom with these apple puff pastry tarts is just magical!
Hiramasa Loin Sashimi with Grapefruit Dressing and Apple Blossom
Edible flowers don’t just belong on desserts and this stunning sashimi dish is proof. The natural pink blush of the hiramasa is complemented by the pink blossom.
Merinda Tomato Salad with Nasturtium Flowers and Strawberry Vinegar Dressing
Luckily for us, tomato season coincides with peak edible flower season! The marriage of these tart, saline-y merinda tomatoes with these spicy (like rocket) nasturtium flowers is just beautiful.
Hiramasa Loin Sashimi with Lemon Balm and Red Butterfly Sorrel
This is another pretty sashimi dish dressed with fragrant lemon balm and this gorgeous red butterfly sorrel.
Stuffed Courgette Flowers with Chilli Honey
Have you tried courgette flowers? This springtime delicacy is only around for a short time so get your hands on it while you can! We stuff ours with ricotta and deep fry,0 then drizzle with a honey and chilli infusion.
Tagliatelle with Courgette Flowers
Pasta and flowers! A combination you didn’t know you needed in your life. These courgette flowers are quite versatile and work well with our fresh tagliatelle.
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Browse our fantastic edible flowers and micro herb collections for more ideas and take a look at Drogo’s Kitchen for even more recipes and cooking advice. If you try out any of our ingredients or recipes please do tag us on social media! We love to see what you create.
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