Nasturtium Vinegar
March 25th, 2006
I am not fond of vinegar that much but I quite like the balsamic and some flavored ones. Nasturtium is a flower that I was not aware of until last year when my neighbour introduced it to me. When they are in season we have used them in our salads and also made this nice colored/flavored vinegar. It is that time of the year and I gathered some of these edible flowers from the garden and set them to flavor the vinegar. The results is already visible — as I am typing this the vinegar color is already turning to red. But I will wait about 2 - 3 weeks before starting using it on the salads.
These flowers are edible as well, in case you have them in your yard. They go really good on salads.
I do not think there is a recipe for this but I have used about 350ml of white wine vinegar and 25 nasturtium flowers in bloom. After mixing these in a suitable size jar, close the lid tightly and store in a kitchen cupboard without any light and wait a few weeks before enjoying. At the end of that time period I am planning on making another post to show you how the color is changed. Don’t forget to strain the vinegar when you think it is done and ready to use.
 |
 |
March 27th, 2006 at 5:40 am
This is just beautiful! I love nasturtiums and have always managed to grow them since I was a little girl. I will definitely try your vinegar. Can’t wait to see the finished product!
March 28th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
Thanks Fran. The color of vinegar is already turning reddish, and in the mean time I am trying some more flower + vinegar combinations. Will mention all later.
March 29th, 2006 at 6:03 pm
Thanks for the great idea. I just have to come up with a good salad idea to use this vinegar with in a month or two. The chefs at ideas in food (http://ideasinfood.typepad.com/ideas_in_food/) are always making and using unique vinegars too.
April 8th, 2006 at 10:07 pm
Very nice website. Would you happen to have a recipe for baked alaska or chocolate pineapple-crape suprise cake?
April 10th, 2006 at 9:03 am
Roger, I will definitely visit that site, thanks.
Dave, we have an expert for baked alaska but he says it takes two people to make the pineapple cake. Thanks for stopping by :)
April 19th, 2006 at 3:57 pm
Fethiye, what about adding the functionality to rate the recipes on outcome and skill?
April 26th, 2006 at 7:14 am
Jenn, these are good suggestions; I see the comments are like “rating outcome” as well as a forum to ask questions about it. I’ll try to remember to rate the skills required, too. It was nice seeing you here!