What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? All the Buzz: Violet Crostini! Edible flowers are kind of a new thing for me this year. Everywhere I look, nature has exploded with beauty and color. Because I take special care in avoiding chemicals and pesticides in my herb garden and on the grounds, I can reap the benefits of sweet edible flowers high in vitamins. This recipe for Violet Crostini is one step up from an ordinary salad of mixed greens. By toasting a sesame artisan bread and slathering it with Norwegian Jarlsberg Cheese Spread, the salad greens and fresh violet petals create an open face sandwich or crostini. Top it off with a pretty, light purple edible chive blossom for a light onion taste. Doesn’t it look delicious?
VIOLET CROSTINI
Ingredients:
2-4 slices sesame bread, toasted
4 tablespoons Norwegian Jarlsberg Cheese Spread*
1 cup mixed salad greens
2 tablespoons violet petals
2 chive blossoms, stems removed
2 tablespoons lemon olive oil
2-4 sprigs lemon thyme
Instructions:
Toast sesame seed artisan bread. Spoon two tablespoons of Norwegian Jarlsberg Cheese Spread on each piece. Divide salad greens between the crostini. Top with violet petals and chive blossom. Drizzle lemon olive oil over all. Garnish with lemon thyme.
* Follow the link for the Norwegian Jarlsberg Cheese Spread recipe.
So absolutely beautiful!!!!
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Some things are meant to be admired. It’s the flowers. lol 🤣
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The colorful garden in a salad to awaken the flavors. A variety that looks exquisite.
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Amazing colors….and taste. 💜
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That looks beautiful!
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You’re sweet, Jeanne. I appreciate you. 🍃🌸
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You are very welcome and thank you. 🙂
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Looks lovely……mam.
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Blessings. 🍃🌸
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OMW I have never had Violet petals before but I do have violet flavouring but never used it.. . sounds delicious..
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Let me know how that works out. Last summer I made a lavender icebox pie. It got raves! 💜 Here’s a link.
http://Snapshotsincursive.com/2017/09/05
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Gorgeous! I’ve eaten rose petals before, but just found out the more fragrant the rose, the more bitter it is.
Last weekend, I ate an orchid off my plate. Not much flavor there. I know yours would be delish!
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I used rose petals off the sweetheart rose bush, which is much smaller than a regular rose. 🍃🌸
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Having grown numerous roses over the years the more fragrant the flower the more fragrant the petals. It’s the tip (white part) of probably all rose petals that often is bitter 🙂
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I learned that the hard way. lol 🤣
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Aha! Thanks for correcting me!
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Beautiful to eyes and healthy and filling to tummy. Awesome 😊💖
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If it looks good…💜
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Erika, you’re a sweetheart. 💕
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