How can it be that all these many years of having renegade lemon balm (mostly in the NE corner), I never even once tried to make something with it? (It wasn't even a tag on the blog until today!)
Until today!
Today I sniffed a leaf, thinking I'd be repelled as I thought I used to be, and wow I really liked it. So, googled recipes, and made these:
- Lemon Balm Pesto: Actually pretty good! Same type of basil pesto recipe, but all lemon balm instead of basil.
- Lemon Balm Tea / Iced Tea: Verrrry nice! (The iced tea is TBD -- it's currently in the fridge.) Boiled 1 cup of water on the stove; once boiled, added in 1 Tbsp finely chopped leaves; steeped for 10 minutes; strained leaves; stirred in 2 tsps sugar.
- Lemon Balm Cookies: Hmm, the dough was delicious, but once they were baked they lost the magic.
- Candied Lemon Balm Leaves: Well I don't have corn syrup, so I couldn't try this one yet, but I want to soon!
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