salad
Flower Salad
Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 14:20
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Creating a beautiful and delicious salad is one of our favorite activities since you can put anything and everything in them – including flowers! Yes, flowers are not only beautiful, but tasty as well. You’d be surprised how many flowers are edible. We like to use summer flowers that are in bloom. Nasturtiums are peppery and colorful and zucchini flowers are hearty for this lovely dish fit for any princess!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups mixed lettuce leaves
- 2 cups of fresh edible nasturtium, calendula, and geranium petals along with some zucchini flowers. Make sure they are edible and not from a florist! You can grow them in your garden like we do, or buy them at a farmer’s market.
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- 1 tbs. honey
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. chopped parsley
- 3 fresh basil leaves chopped up
- Salt and pepper
- Roasted sunflower seeds!
Directions:
- The flowers should be fresh, unblemished and unsprayed. Gently rinse them, and avoid washing them if possible, as the petals bruise easily. Check in the long horn at the back for insects and pick off the stems.
- Mix the flowers with the lettuce leaves.
- Shake the dressing ingredients together and drizzle over the salad just before serving. Top with sunflower seeds!
*This is a perfect salad for your little princess. It’s great for a birthday or tea party. Your little princess can also help you decorate the table with freshly picked flowers. You can also create take home fresh flower bouquets tied together with ribbon and a “flower salad” recipe card as party favors for your guests!
