OMGosh, are you going to post the recipe? That is the most beautiful food I have ever seen. Kinda looks like the Jello my mom use to make in the "olden" days. :) Looks delicious!
@SweetDomesticity...: Cold it still had a hint of the nasturtium bite but it was very muted. On the pasta dish it was very subtle in flavor but the combination made for such a wonderful aroma. Gary had just made some Italian bread to go with dinner and it was sitting there hot from the oven and it was all I could do not to cut a slice and try out the butter. I think it's going to be pretty versatile in flavor variations. I just finished my journal ent... about my next plan for it.
@JMTKMS: I would say 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup, coarsely chop... I picked them with the stem attached and kept them in a glass of water until I was ready to use them. I removed the stem and part of the back but I pretty much used the whole flower. A lot of the butters online used a lot more herbs so they looked more green or colored. I didn't want to use that much of any one thing so the flavors wouldn't over power each other but compliment. Sometimes less is more.
I don't have nasturtiums right now, but I would like to serve some kind of butter at our next garden club meeting which will be at my house. What suggestions would you have? I have basil, mint, borage (no flowers yet), onions, most common herbs, and violas (that would be the only edible flower blooming right now). Thanks.
@Liz: The violas would be pretty in a garlic/chive compound. If you had a pyramid shaped mold you could center it on a tray,ring the bottom edge of the butter with flowers and alternating butter curls. Pansy would work too if you have any. Lavender and honey butter is good for little mini-muffins. I'll think of some others.
@RoriTx: It's basically going to be appetizerz and small desserts. I saw 2 recipes on Facebook. Slices of baguettes with cream cheese, smoked salmon and a tomato on top that is cut to look like a ladybug (black olives cut for eyes, spots), a strawberry bruschetta, stuffed strawberries, mini cheesecakes, and lemonade with Limoncello, sliced strawberries, and basil. We have an artisan bakery and I thought if I got a loaf of fresh bread, it would be delicious with your butter.....just don't have nasturtiums. Would I do basically the same as the nasturtium butter, but just use violas, chives, and garlic? Could I add the chive flowers if they are still nice? My lavender is not blooming (I don't think, but I will check), but lavender and honey butter sounds good, too.
@Liz:I'm sorry I took so long to get back here. It's been one of those days that was capped off by Laynie dropping Gary's iPhone in a glass of water. 2 year olds, have to love them. The violas wold work and so would Sweet William petals if you have any. You can use the whole flower on the violas but not the Sweet William. Pansy petals would be nice if you can find a few other colors just for some color variation.
@RoriTx: My Sweet Williams are not blooming yet. I think I'll just use the violas. Thanks! Is your husband's iPhone working. I washed my husband cell phone once, but found it before I put the clothes in the dryer. I put it in a bag of rice and amazingly, it still worked.....for about a year or more. When we went to get new phones, the lady looked at his phone and said there was water damage. We just looked at each other and started to laugh.
@Liz: It was in a glass of ice water for a good while so we ordered him a replacement. It was insured and he has to have it for work. We ordered it at 7:00pm last night and it was delivered today before 2:00. Apple puts little tags inside them in 4 different places tha
t turn pink when the phone gets wet. You can see it if you shine a light down the ear phone hole. If you don't have third party insurence Apple's warranty won't cover water damage so they use the dots to make sure you can't fib.
@RoriTx: Thanks so much! I used your butter recipe for the garden club meeting.....just substituted chives and violas.....It was a success! There wasn't any left. My nasturtiums are starting to come up, so I am looking forward to making the nasturtium butter.
@Liz: We enjoyed it. Mine are flowering like crazy now so I still plan on trying out a pesto and a few other recipes. One thing I'd like to try with the fall/winter kinds is making candied flowers.
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