16 petal salad Recipes

raisins, english cucumber, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded, in 1/4-inch dice, drained yogurt, minced green onion, chopped toasted walnuts, chopped fresh dill, chopped fresh mint, garlic cloves, minced to a paste with salt, fresh ground black pepper, rose petal, fresh dried

orange muscat champagne vinegar (found at trader joe s), rose water , to taste, valencia orange , sliced into crescents (i don tsp bother peeling the citrus fruit), strawberries, hulled, cleaned and sliced, yellow grapefruit , sliced into crescents, red seedless grapes, green seedless grape, rose petals , cut into thin ribbons

mixed salad greens, rose petals, nasturtium petals , if available, marigold blossoms , if available, snipped fresh lemon thyme, raspberry-flavored vinegar, olive oil, brown sugar, ground mustard, salt

yellow zucchini or other yellow summer squash, ricotta salata cheese or mild feta, squash blossoms (petals only), salt, freshly ground black peper, extra-virgin olive oil, juice from half a lemon

blueberries, rinsed, sliced nectarines, rose petals, rinsed and drained, johnny-jump-ups (stems pinched off), rinsed and drained, raspberry vinegar, rose flower water, salt (optional)

orange juice, lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, grated orange peel, salad mix, rinsed and drained, edible blossoms or petals (see notes), rinsed and drained, salt and pepper

head bibb lettuce, fresh edible flower (lilac flowers), fresh rose petals, fresh sorrel leaf, fresh edible flower (borage flowers), fresh edible flower (pansy flowers), calendula flowers

heads bibb lettuce, pink sweetheart roses, fresh tangerines, watercress

cantaloupe, honeydew melon, yellow flesh watermelon (optional, my addition ) or 1 small red flesh watermelon (optional, my addition), ripe peaches (not mushy) or 2 nectarines (not mushy), red seedless grapes, cut in half, lime , juice of, rose water, good quality honey, fresh edible flowers , such as nasturtium, rose petals (to garnish, make sure the flowers are not chemically sprayed with pesticides) or lavender (make sure the flowers are not chemically sprayed with pesticides)

blueberries, rinsed, nectarines, sliced, rose petal, rinsed and drained, johnny jump-up blossoms , stems pinched off, rinsed and drained, raspberry vinegar, rose water

olive oil, balsamic vinegar, minced shallots, chopped fresh thyme, salt and freshly ground pepper, wild mushrooms such as chanterelle , oyster and/or shiitake, lightly packed savory greens such as a combination of frisee , arugula, and cress, pecan vinaigrette , recipe follows, ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced, lightly toasted whole pecans, specialty savory sprouts such as daikon , corn, lentil or fenugreek and nasturtium or other edible flower petals, as garnish, toasted pecan oil, grapefruit juice, brown sugar , or to taste, chopped fresh mint, hot sauce , to taste, salt and freshly ground pepper

ripe comice pears, salt , plus pinch, sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice, freshly ground black pepper, walnut oil, watercress, washed , spin dried, stemmed, rocket, washed , spin dried, stemmed, fresh basil leaves, gorgonzola, rind removed, crumbled, walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped, orange flower honey, edible flowers , such as sage, rocket blossoms, rose petals, or nasturtiums, champagne grapes , as needed for garnish

garlic, salt, chopped mint, greek yoghurt, peeled, seeded and sliced cucumbers, fresh unsprayed red rose petals

water, white wine, chopped carrots, branch thyme, bay leaves, soup spoon black peppercorns, white wine vinegar, lobsters 1 1/2 lb each, red beets, french string beans, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh chervil, chopped, osetra caviar , for the vinaigrette, plus 1-oz , for garnish (quenelles), bouquets mixed greens , tied with a sprig of blanched chive