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Lavender.
Lavender is a great addition to any dessert or dish. It offers a floral complex taste and acts well as a secondary note. Culinary lavender is often english lavender and must be used for cooking. Be careful using just any lavender as some are sprayed with pesticides.
Flavor Profile: Floral, sweet, citrus notes.
Tip: The flavor increases as lavender is dried.
After drying lavender, place in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid to allow the oil to not escape.
When cooking with lavender if you use dried lavender use 1/3 the amount that you would use of fresh.
Adding too much lavender will make all your food taste like an old ladi’s perfume.
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Pair it:
Rosemary
Lemon + Lavender
Blueberry + Lavender
Sage
Mint
Fennel + Oregano + Lavender
Lavender + Thyme
Mango
Peach
Champagne
Chocolate
Peach Lavender Sorbet
Perfect summer time treat for hot days. To spice it up add a bit of champagne!