Has anyone tried the herb lavender in a a favorite dish and what is the recipe?

Looking for real good recipes that use the herb lavender. Have found it to be very good and would like to try other dishes with this herb. There are a lot of postings in the internet, but looking for what you may have tried and liked. Can you give any reasons why you like the herb lavender? Thank you.

Has anyone tried the herb lavender in a a favorite dish and what is the recipe?
Lavender Pizza with Cherry Tomatoes





1 Recipe Lavender Pizza Dough (see below)


Flour


2 Tb Fine Olive Oil


1 c Coarsely grated Mozzarella cheese (approximately 4 oz)


2 - 4 oz Sliced Aged Asiago cheese


1 ½ c Cherry Tomatoes cut in half (Use Yellow tomatoes or mix colors)


½ c Thinly Sliced Yellow Bell Peppers











Make the pizza dough and let rise.





Thirty minutes before baking, place a pizza stone on the bottom shelf of the oven and set oven to 500 degrees.


On a floured surface, divide the dough into 2 pieces and form into round balls. (Put one dough ball aside.) On the floured surface with your hands pat out and stretch dough evenly into a 9-inch round, keeping hands flat. (Do not handle dough more than necessary. If dough is sticky, dust it lightly with flour.)


Dust baker's peel with flour and carefully transfer inch round. Jerk peel once or twice and, if dough is sticking, lift dough and sprinkle flour underneath it, reshaping dough if necessary. Brush olive oil over dough leaving a 1-inch border and sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese. Arrange tomato halves and pepper strips over Mozzarella, then add slices of Asiago on top.


Line up far edge of peel with far edge of stone and tilt peel, jerking it gently to start pizza moving. Once edge of pizza touches stone, quickly pull back peel to completely transfer pizza to stone. Bake pizza until dough is crisp and brown, about 8 to 12 minutes, and transfer with peel to a cutting board.


Cut pizza into slices and serve immediately. Make a second pizza with the remaining ingredients.





Makes 2 9-inch pizzas.








Lavender Pizza Dough


Equipment needed: 2 mixing bowls


2 tsp Active Dry Yeast


¾ c plus 2 Tb Lukewarm water (110 degrees)


2 c Unbleached bread flour


2 Tb Olive oil


½ tsp Sea salt


1-2 tsp dried Lavender (be sure to experiment and find out if you like a lot or a little of the dried Lavender in your crust)











In a bowl, combine the yeast, ¼ cup warm water, and ¼ cup flour. Let it stand for 30 minutes. Add the remaining 1 ¾ cup flour, ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water, olive oil, salt, and lavender. Mix the dough thoroughly and turn out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth, elastic, and a bit tacky to the touch, 7 to 8 minutes. Place in an oiled bowl and turn to cover with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in the refrigerator overnight. (This is very important to get the true taste of lavender in the dough.) The next day, let it come to room temperature and proceed with the recipe.











Lavender Biscotti


A home-made lavender treat!


Equipment needed: Cookie sheets, 1 small and 1 large mixing bowl, whisk or hand beater





2 c All-purpose flour


2 tsp Baking powder


¼ tsp Salt


½ c Coarsely chopped macadamia nuts


2 Lg Eggs


½ C Granulated sugar


3 tsp Dried lavender flowers


¼ c Melted butter


2 Tb Honey


1 Tb Lemon rind


Juice of 1 lemon


3 Tb Milk


½ tsp Vanilla or lemon extract





Optional: melted chocolate for dipping











Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In large bowl combine all dry ingredients, lavender and nuts. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, butter, honey, lemon, lemon rind, milk, and vanilla (may use beater on slow instead of the whisk). Add to flour mixture. Stir well. Dough will be soft and sticky. Spoon onto cookie sheet into 2 "log" shapes: approximately 2 " wide. Bake 35 minutes until golden. Remove from oven. Cool 10 minutes. Place on board, cut into 1" wide slices. Place on sides on cookie sheets. Return to oven cook 20 minutes longer, turning once. Cool on rack. Optional to dip or decorate with melted chocolate.
Reply:Shrimp rubbed with lavender...sauted lighty in butter, being careful not to over cook...
Reply:I dont know but have you ever had lavender in food? I had lavender mints once. They smelled fantastic but tasted like sweet soap. I just couldn't get past the soap taste. Good luck.
Reply:blueberry and lavender syrup





3/4 cup water


1/2 cup sugar


4 teaspoons dried edible lavender flowers or 2 tablespoons fresh edible lavender flowers


2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice


10 oz blueberries (1 pt)





Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in lavender, then steep 30 minutes for dried lavender or 40 minutes for fresh. Pour syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding lavender. Stir in lemon juice and blueberries.





Spoon berries and syrup over slices of pound cake just before serving.





I also love Herbs de Provence which is a blend with lavender in it. I use it on halved Cornish Game Hens with salt and garlic before broiling them.
Reply:Lavender Shortbread Cookies:


INGREDIENTS:


1 1/2 cups butter, softened


2/3 cup white sugar


1/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar


2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh lavender


1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves


1 teaspoon grated lemon zest


2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1/2 cup cornstarch


1/4 teaspoon salt





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DIRECTIONS:


In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the lavender, mint and lemon zest. Combine the flour, cornstarch and salt; mix into the batter until well blended. Divide dough into two balls, wrap in plastic wrap and flatten to about 1inch thick. Refrigerate until firm, about 1hour.


Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Cookie stamps will work well on these too. Place on cookie sheets.


Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, just until cookies begin to brown at the edges. Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.





Lavender Pork Steaks:


INGREDIENTS:


1 cup vegetable oil


4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh lavender


3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary


1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme


4 pork steaks





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DIRECTIONS:


Preheat an outdoor grill for low heat.


Pour oil into a large, resealable plastic bag. Add lavender, rosemary, and thyme; let stand for 10 minutes. Place steaks in bag with marinade, and marinate for 5 minutes.


Lightly oil grate. Remove steaks from marinade, and arrange on grill. Cook, turning once or twice, for 20 to 30 minutes, or until done.