This refreshing and vibrant beet and herb salad, served on a bed of whipped honey goat cheese, and drizzled with a chive vinaigrette, is packed with fresh seasonal ingredients. The robustness of the nasturtium blossoms balances the delicate flavor of the fennel perfectly, making it my go-to year-round salad.
One of my favorite and a simple ways to use fresh chives is to make chive blossom compound butter. I grow common chives with delicate purple blossoms, but yours may be white, pink or even crimson. Any variety can be used for this recipe. Compound butter can be used to add a delicate buttery onion flavor and splash of color to fresh-baked bread, savory biscuits...