Lemon Verbena

July 24, 2007 2:59 PM

I have a lemon verbena plant that's getting nice and bushy. Any recipe ideas?
posted by gimonca to food & drink (4 comments total)

Lemon verbena sorbet is yummy with fruit of all kinds. Also, I made a delicious batch of iced tea last week by infusing a few branches of lemon verbena with a bit of green tea in a gallon jug of water in the fridge. It also dries really well, so hang a bunch up and you can store it indefinitely.
posted by judith at 5:57 PM on July 24, 2007

Try making a sauce with blackberries.
posted by rocketman at 6:52 PM on July 24, 2007

Brew some iced tea with it.

Dry it and use in potpourri.
posted by Miko at 8:36 PM on July 24, 2007

There is always making an infused liquer. Take your verbena and steep in vodka for a bit - like a few weeks to a few months.
posted by jadepearl at 6:05 AM on July 25, 2007