Pickled Rose Petals

Name: Pickled Rose Petals
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Makes about 1 cup
Ingredients: 1 cup lightly packed unsprayed rugosa rose petals (about 1/2 ounce), picked over, gently submerged in water, and drained on paper towels; 1 cup white-wine vinegar; 3 tablespoons honey; 2 teaspoons coarse salt

Recipe photo courtesy of Richard Banks

Source: Martha Stewart Living, May 2013

25 mins 5 mins Makes about 1 cup

Total Time Prep Yield

Ingredients

1 cup lightly packed unsprayed rugosa rose petals (about 1/2 ounce), picked over, gently submerged in water, and drained on paper towels
1 cup white-wine vinegar
3 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons coarse salt

Directions

1.
Place rose petals in a nonreactive bowl. Bring vinegar, honey, and salt to a simmer in a small saucepan, stirring until salt and honey dissolve. Remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes; pour over rose petals and let cool, about 15 minutes.

Cook's Notes

Rose Bowl Pickling rose petals may sound overly precious, but it’s really very easy to do, and the result is lovely -- in flavor and aroma, the petals are floral but not at all perfumy.