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Cooking with Lavender

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I love growing lavender, but I am not really a potpourri person.  Loathing waste, I did some research to find alternative uses for lavender. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it can be used in cooking!  English Lavender is best for culinary purposes, because it has the sweetest fragrance, but I just use what is already in my garden. Oh, and do not use lavender in cooking if you have sprayed it with pesticides!

For instance,  Herbs de Provence  contains Lavender.

Here is a wonderful Lavender Lemonade.

My husband loves fish; I do not! I think I have found the perfect compromise recipe for my husband for Father’s Day dinner: Lavender Grilled Salmon.  Just in case, I will keep one lavender flower in my pocket while cooking, so I will have something pleasant to smell if the fish overpowers me. ; o

Lavender Grilled Salmon Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 3 pounds of Salmon Fillet
  • 4 Tablespoons Honey
  • 6 Tablespoons Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 Tablespoons Lavender, crushed or run through coffee grinder
  • 1/4 cup White Wine
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice

Directions:

  1. Place all ingredients, except salmon, in saucepan over moderate heat, stirring with a wire whisk at all times until ingredients are reduced by one-third, to create a sauce.
  2. When sauce has cooled slightly, brush on salmon fillet.
  3. Grill or bake salmon until flaky (don’t overcook), about 10 minutes, basting with sauce.
  4. Save some sauce to pour on salmon before serving.

I am going to use the leftover spikes from the dead-headed lavender as skewers for fruit kabobs to serve on the side.

Here’s some tips on how to grow lavender.

 

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  3. Shana says

    Thanks so much for the comments on my blog! I left a little something for you over at mine though so go check it out as soon as you get a chance. Have a great day!

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  5. Struggler says

    Ooh, I love lavender, and could get seriously interested in cooking with it. (Probably I'd start with cookies, not fish though!!).
    Thanks for the recipe links, I'm going to check them out!

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  7. kissykat says

    This is interesting, I would have never expected that you could use lavender for cooking! My grandmother will be thrilled!

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.