Lavender Caesar Dressing

Lavender Caesar Dressing Ingredients 2 cups ricotta cheese ½  cup of extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup of country style Dijon mustard 1/3 a cup of grated Parmasan cheese ¼ cup fresh lime juice ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 teaspoons anchovy paste 2 teaspoons ground coriander 2 teaspoons dried lavender […]

Lavender lemonade

Ingredients 15g dried lavender heads 500ml (18fl oz) boiling water 150g (5½oz) sugar 1.2 litres (2 pints) cold water 5 lemons Instructions Put the flower heads into a saucepan and pour over the boiling water. Bring to the boil again and simmer for a minute or two. Turn off the heat and leave for 10 […]

Lavender lamb chops

Ingredients 8 lamb chops 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, or 1 tablespoon dried 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, or ½ teaspoon dried ½  teaspoon fresh lavender, or 1/4 dried Instructions hop herbs very finely and mix together. Pat the herb mixture onto the chops, distributing as evenly as possible. Wrap the chops in plastic wrap and refrigerate […]

Lavender Caesar Dressing (taken from the Lavender Cookbook by Sharon Shipley)

Ingredients 2 cups ricotta cheese ½ cup of extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup of country style Dijon mustard 1/3 a cup of grated Parmasan cheese ¼ cup fresh lime juice ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 teaspoons anchovy paste 2 teaspoons ground coriander 2 teaspoons dried lavender buds, finely ground […]

Jamie Oliver’s lavender crème brûlée (serves 4)

Ingredients 2 vanilla pods 300ml double cream 200ml whole milk 8 large free-range or organic egg yolks 75g sugar a bunch of lavender, flowers picked 4 tablespoons caster sugar Instructions Preheat the oven to 140°C /gas 1.Score the vanilla pods lengthways and scrape out the vanilla seeds with a knife or a teaspoon. Place the seeds […]

Lavender ice cream (serves 4)

Ingredients 6 free range eggs 125g / 4oz sugar 250ml / 8fl oz whole milk 250ml / 8fl oz double cream Handful of dried lavender flower heads 1 vanilla pod split lengthwise, seeds scraped out and pod finely chopped Instructions Infuse the lavender in the milk for about 30mins. In a large mixing bowl, cream […]

Lavender Shortcake Biscuits

Ingredients 150g softened butter 60g icing sugar, plus extra to serve 60g ground rice, or rice flour, sifted 150g plain flour, sifted Heaped teaspoon of dried lavender flower heads Instructions Pre heat oven to gas mark 4 (180 degrees).Cream the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy, then gradually work in the sifted […]

Lavender Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

We just LOVE the taste of these lavender infused cupcakes… Baking a cake from scratch is not really hard to do, and it tastes sooooo much better than a boxed cake mix. Try it for yourself! Enjoy <3 Ingredients 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon dried lavender flowers 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature 2 […]