I’d prefer it if my front garden was a herb garden. Instead it is a stupid pattern of topiary, hard to maintain and even worse to eat. My neighbour has a rosemary hedge which I’ll sometimes “harvest” just because I can (when they’re not looking). If like me you have a plentiful supply, here are 14 things to do with rosemary for Weekend Herb Blogging #39 back over with Kalyn’s Kitchen this week.
1. Par-cooked new potatoes roasted in the oven with rosemary and olive oil
2. Lamb roasted with rosemary and salted anchovies
3. Any kind of lamb barbequed with loads of rosemary
4. Rosemary stems stripped of leaves used as kebabs on the barbeque. Spear any cubes of meat or fish
5. Pizza, or any fat bread for that matter, topped with Rosemary, olive oil, thinly sliced potatoes (perhaps from 1, above) and sprinkled with Murray River salt flakes
6. In herb butter. Mash butter with rosemary and whatever herbs you feel like. Roll into a sausage in plastic wrap. Slice and use immediately or freeze. Top griddled meat or fish with slices of the butter.
7. Monk fish roasted with rosemary and panacetta
8. Grilled tuna with rosemary
9. Rosemary pesto
10. In scones and dumplings
11. With pork
12. With fava beans or whatever beans you can lay your hands on.
13. Rosemary truffles (from Monsieur Truffe)
14. Rosemary and bay leaf savoury custard
15 Er, that’s it for now.
Source: me; Stephanie Alexander, The Cook’s Companion; Ian Hemphill, Spice Notes
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What a wonderful list. I have some rosemary, but probably not enough to do all 15 things!! Luckily when I trim it more will grow back!
Thanks kalyn. I’m sure this list should realy be in three figures though.
Thank you for that!! I have several large bushes of rosemary in my back yard, and I can always use new ideas–or a reminder of the ways that I haven’t used it in a while.
I’ll have an order of all of the above thanks, love that Rosemary though I wish mine would grow those gorgeous purple flowers too
I’m getting married later this year and would love to use rosemary in my bouquet and in my hair. I figure everytime I cook with it I will think of my wedding day. Does anyone know if it flowers in late Spring?
Hi Ange Maybe they need some food?
Lady Lunchalot, bear in mind I’m in Australia and our winters are quite mild from 5C to 15C. I expect they are a late summer early morning thing/ Sounds like a wonderful idea for your wedding – you could try asking a local plant nursery.
Hi Sher. Glad to be of help – sorry it took a while to publish you but my filter cauht you for a while – I’m afraid i have it turned up to strong.
That’s a neat post on Rosemary! I’m a vegetarian though, so the potatoes work fine for me- so does the custard-it’s my first time to your blog, came here through the link in Kalyn’s Kitchen
Regards
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N -sure there’s plenty more veggie ones I can find. Thanks for visiting and I’ve discoverd your now too.