A close cousin to the charcuterie board, the butter board is a new trend that’s taken appetizers to a more refined level by prominently displaying fresh ingredients over a bed of smooth butter.
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...
Chives are always among the first spikes of green to peek through the soil in my garden. It’s such a treat to see them because it means longer, warmer days are just around the bend. With these recipes, you can choose if you’d like a bold or delicate base flavor of vinegar.
Belonging to the Tropaeolaceae family, nasturtium is a vibrant and unique herb popular for its striking appearance and earthy, peppery flavor is most often used in culinary dishes, particularly salads and sandwiches. It’s colorful blossoms and unique lily pad-shaped leaves make it a popular ornamental addition to gardens. The trumpet-shaped flowers are usually vibrantly colored and come in a range of sunset colors.
Belonging to the onion family, chive (Allium schoenoprasum) is a kitchen-friendly perennial herb with countless culinary uses. It has long, thin, green leaves that are grow 12 inches tall and are hollow and tubular in shape, growing in clumps. They grow lavender-colored blossoms that are also edible.