Using Rosemary in the kitchen
Rosemary is quite an awesome herb to use in your cooking and daily meals. It has a Classic flavor and can be paired well with pork and even some chicken dishes. It helps to bring in new flavor notes with biscuits and dumplings as well. Here are a few other dishes that work nice with rosemary.
• Bean Dip: Rinse and drain a can of white beans and place in a food processor along with a sprig of rosemary, garlic, and lemon juice. Slowly pulse till the mixture begins to thin. You may have to use more or less lemon juice to get the smooth consistence. Add a tbs. of olive oil to thin the mixture event more and the get the dipping factor to the dip.
• Chicken: Rub duck with a half mixture of chopped rosemary and kosher salt. Add a few sprigs of berries if serving in a more refined setting. Can be used for lamb and pork as well.
• Deli Turkey: Making a turkey sandwich can get quite and addition when you spread on some rosemary (about 1 tsp.) chopped to 1/2 cup of mayo. Use spicy mustard on the other side of the bread as well.
• Pesto: Mix walnut oil, walnuts, and rosemary and add to pasta or olive oil, kalamata oil and rosemary and serve with fish.
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Earthly Eating Recipe
Rosemary Focaccia
Serves: 4
1 round of store-bought pizza dough
4 tsp. finely chopped rosemary
2 tsp. orange zest
4 tsp. brown sugar
4 tbs. cream cheese
1-1/2 cups frozen unsweetened cherries, thawed and drained completely
Confectioners’ sugar
Preheat and oven to 425 degrees. Coat a baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Unroll dough and divide into 4 sections that are equal. Roll out to 5-inches and prick with a fork.
Drizzle the olive oil on each round and spread oil around. Top each one with 1 tsp. rosemary, 1/2 tsp. orange zest and 1 tsp. brown sugar. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown. Spread with cream cheese and top with cherries. Before serving sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.
Happy Eating!
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