Roses

Roses    And     Roses

A symbol of love, the pure flower of Venus, loveliest to look upon in all its shapes and colours, sweetest to smell its myriad fragrances, the rose has been an ingredient of delicacies for the table since the beginning of civilised man.

Rose Petal Salad

It is the traditional varieties, including the wild rose which best yield their petals to the cooking preparations.   Use the modern roses to please the eye-in decorating birthday cakes or to float in festive punches and finger bowls. (from cooking with flowers)

Finger Bowl
 using modern roses

The past few days, the weather was a little too hot for the delicate roses.  Some of my red roses are in full blooms, but the petals got to burn.  The iceberg standard roses are budding beautifully, they are not open yet, but soon will be plenty of fresh roses for our home.

Buds of roses and roses in flowers in my backyard.

Some of the roses are blooming already, and some of them are budding.  It does not take a lot of time to ruin these flowers, especially if we have heavy rains and strong win.  Rosebuds can be beautiful too, the beauty of nature makes me happy.

I planted red roses for the adornment of our white walls, also I like to use the petals for my cooking.  I love to do cooking with flowers, and also I use them to garnish my dishes. 

I am sharing a recipe of Rose Petal Salad.  It is from my book-Cooking With Flowers by Zack Hanle.

The Recipe:

Rose Petal Salad

1 cup fresh red rose petals
Radicchio, chopped
Green lettuce Leaf
1 tablespoon rose water
2 Vegetable oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
and 1 tablespoon white vinegar

Salt and Pepper
(1/4 teaspoon salt and a freshly grated black pepper)

The dressing: mix the rose water, oil, salt and pepper and vinegar place in a jug, keep aside.
Pull apart, wash and drain lettuce and the radicchio, crisps in the refrigerator.
Wash and dry rose petals (pick the healthy one)
Put the radicchio, the lettuce green and petals in a salad bowl
Sprinkle with dressing and toss gently until completely coated.
(Based from Cooking With Flowers)

Beautiful, colourful salad, it goes with fritters,  grilled red meat and games

Roses a symbol of love, beautiful to look at and they have a sweet fragrance.  And Roses-rich in vitamin C, its syrup was a staple of medieval pharmacies, and today, rose hips are said to have 400 times more vitamin C than Orange Juice.  The lovely fragrance of the blossoms still enhances jams and jellies and honey, which tantalise the tongue and the nose when spread on warm, fresh bread or hot buns. (Cooking With Flowers)

I do hope that you had a Fruitful Friday!

Thank you for visiting my blog.
Until Next Post
Susy