Rose Petal Salad with Rucola, Mint and Celery

Starters (Side dish (2-4 servings))

Ingredients
2 cups rucola
¼ a cup mint
¼ a cup celery
¼ a cup rose petals
olive oil
lemon juice
salt, pepper

Preparation

Take rucola, mint, celery, rose petals and wash and rinse them well. Mix them all in a bowl, add olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper according to your taste.
Toss until all mix well and serve while fresh.

Pears in saffron and rose syrup

Preparation Mix water, sugar, lemon peel and spices in a pan and cook over a low heat. Cook for 5 minutes.

Festive aperitif drink

Put some rose petals in a glass of cold dry white wine or prosecco, let it sit for couple of minutes before serving.

ROSE ICE CREAM

Heat the water with sugar until the sugar is well dissolved.

FRAGRANT ROSE BONBONS

Briefly boil the sugar, citric acid, strawberry puree and honey.

Rose Syrup

Rose syrup is really easy to make. It tastes delicious and it can be used in a variety of desserts like ice-creams, yoghurts, drinks, cakes or puddings.