Walnut Lavender Wedges Recipes

WALNUT WEDGES

Steps:

• Roll out bottom crust to a 10-1/2-in. circle; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Combine nuts, sugar, honey, cinnamon and lemon juice; spread over crust. Roll out remaining pastry and place over nuts. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Brush with milk. , Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 10 minutes. Cut into 16-20 wedges. Cool completely. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over wedges.

ROASTED ACORN SQUASH WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Halve the squash and scoop out and discard the seeds and strings. Cut the halves into 1-inch-thick wedges.
• Arrange the squash wedges on a baking sheet, brush them with butter and sprinkle with the thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Roast the squash wedges until they are brown and tender, about 35 minutes.
• Transfer the squash wedges to a serving platter, garnish with thyme sprigs and serve warm or at room temperature.

LAVENDER ORANGEADE

Steps:

• Make 2 cups simple syrup, adding 1/4 cup dried lavender before heating. Let cool, then strain into an ice-filled pitcher. Stir in 2 cups each fresh orange juice and water, and strips of orange zest.
• Simple Syrup: To make 2 cups simple syrup, bring 1 1/2cups each sugar and water to a boil, stirring until dissolved. Let cool.

LAVENDER LEMONADE WITH CAVA

Steps:

• Put the sugar and 1 cup of water in a small pot and bring just to a simmer, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat, stir in the dried lavender, cover and let steep for at least 20 minutes.
• Pour the lavender syrup through a fine-mesh strainer. The syrup can be made up to 3 days in advance and kept cold in the refrigerator.
• In a large pitcher, add the lemon juice, lavender syrup, 2 cups of water and ice and stir to combine. Taste, adding more water to reach the desired sweetness.
• Pour the lavender lemonade into individual glasses with ice, top with chilled cava and garnish with lemon slices. Enjoy!

WALNUT-LAVENDER WEDGES

Steps:

• Make Classic Shortbread dough, adding 3/4 cup finely ground walnuts with the flour. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon dried lavender over the dough before baking. Slice into wedges.

FUDGE WALNUT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch square pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs until smooth batter forms; beat in chocolate and vanilla extract. Stir flour mixture in just until incorporated; fold in walnuts. Spread batter into prepared square pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is dry and edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely in square pan, about 30 minutes; cut into 9 squares.

PASTA WITH LAVENDER

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Shred vegetables, using a food processor, grater or knife. Put olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add garlic. When it starts to brown, stir and add vegetables. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper, add a bit of lavender and cook, stirring occasionally, until they barely soften, just 5 minutes or so.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta until it is just barely tender, a little less cooked than it would be to serve it. Drain, reserving some cooking water. Add pasta to vegetables and continue to cook, adding water as necessary to keep mixture moist.
• Taste, and add more lavender to taste; it should be distinctive but not too strong. When pasta and vegetables are tender but not mushy, adjust seasoning for salt and pepper, garnish with a couple of lavender flowers if you have them, and serve.

LAVENDER SYRUP

Steps:

• Place the water, sugar, and lavender in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes. Strain and cool. Cover and refrigerate for up to a week.
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WALNUT AND BLUE CHEESE WEDGE

Steps:

• 1. Glazed Walnuts: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a small baking pan with parchment paper. Combine oil and honey in small bowl. Add walnuts; toss to coat. Transfer to prepared baking pan; bake 12-14 minutes, stirring halfway through baking time. Remove from oven, Cool completely.
• 2. Dressing: Whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce together in a small bowl. Reserve 6 Tbsp. of the blue cheese, stir in remaining cheese.
• 3. Place each wedge of lettuce onto a plate. Drizzle with dressing, reserved blue cheese, cranberries and glazed walnuts. Serve immediately.

ROASTED VEGETABLES WITH WALNUTS, BASIL AND BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place bell peppers, onion and mushrooms in a large bowl and toss with olive oil and salt. Place in a single layer on a large baking sheet, making sure not to crowd vegetables. Cook for 10 minutes.
• Add snap peas, zucchini, yellow squash and garlic and stir lightly. Top with walnuts and cook for 5 to 10 minutes more or until all vegetables are crisp-tender and walnuts are toasted.
• Drizzle with balsamic and toss well. Sprinkle with basil.

WALNUT SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Pulse walnuts in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer to a bowl, and whisk in flour and salt.
• Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until pale and fluffy. Slowly add walnut mixture, and beat until just combined.
• Butter an 8-inch round cake pan. Transfer dough to pan. Place a piece of plastic wrap on dough, and use it to press the dough evenly into pan (this will prevent the dough from sticking to your fingers). Cut dough into 8 wedges using a paring knife. Prick all over with a wooden skewer or fork.
• Bake until golden brown and firm in center, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack. Recut into wedges and prick again. Let cool slightly. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

LEMON-GARLIC POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet with cooking spray, or line with foil and grease the foil. Set aside.
• Whisk olive oil, butter, garlic, salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Cut each unpeeled potato into 8 wedges, add to the bowl, and toss to coat. Spread potato wedges out on the baking sheet.
• Bake until potatoes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the potatoes from the oven. Combine lemon zest and parsley in a small bowl, sprinkle over the potatoes, and serve.

LAVENDER AND ROSEMARY SPICED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a baking pan and spread the walnuts. Bake for 5 minutes, stirring once, until lightly browned and fragrant. Set aside.
• In medium saucepan, combine the sugar, water, cinnamon, and salt. Over medium heat, boil without stirring until the mixture reads 238 degrees F (soft ball stage) on a candy thermometer. The sugar syrup is very hot, so take caution.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the lavender, rosemary, and walnuts. Work quickly and stir gently until all of the nuts are coated.
• Transfer the nuts to the buttered baking sheet and spread them in an even layer, separating them with two buttered forks.
• Cool. Stir in an airtight container at room temperature or in a heavy plastic bag in the freezer.
• *By crushing the lavender with a mortar and pestle instead of a spice grinder, you can release the essential oils and still keep the buds partially intact. This gives the nuts more visual appeal, because you can see the bits of lavender florets in the sugar coating.

ROASTED LEMON-GARLIC POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Toss potato wedges with olive oil, melted butter, lemon juice, minced garlic, thyme, garlic salt, and onion powder in a large bowl. Season with freshly ground cracked pepper to taste. Spread the potatoes in an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and flip the potato wedges. Continue roasting until the potatoes are golden and cooked through, about 20 minutes more. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

AIR FRYER POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut each potato in half lengthwise. Cut each half in half lengthwise, and then cut each quarter in half lengthwise. You will have 16 wedges.
• Place potato wedges in a large bowl. Add olive oil, paprika, parsley, chili, salt, and pepper; mix until well combined.
• Place 1/2 of the potato wedges in the basket of the air fryer and cook for 10 minutes.
• Flip wedges with tongs and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Remove to a plate.
• Repeat to cook the remaining wedges.

LAVENDER AND HONEY SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F
• Place flour, confectioners' sugar and cornstarch in food processor; cover; pulse to blend.
• Add butter; pulse until coarse crumbs form.
• Add honey, lavender and vanilla; pulse until dough pulls away from side of bowl.
• Place dough in ungreased 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
• Place waxed paper over dough.
• Press to form a smooth even layer in bottom of tart pan.
• Remove waxed paper.
• Pierce dough with a fork, then score top with sharp knife into 12 wedges.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until firm and just starting to brown around the edges. (Shortbread should be pale in color.)
• Place pan on wire rack.
• Cut through shortbread into wedges.
• While still warm but not hot, remove shortbread from pan to wire rack to cool.
• PREPARE VANILLA GLAZE:.
• Mix cup confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla extract in small bowl until well blended and smooth.
• Drizzle vanilla glaze over cooled shortbread.
• OTHER VARIATION:.
• Sprinkle shortbread with confectioners' sugar.